Cyprus braces for Thursday’s CoLA strike (Updated)
Cyprus will go into an effective standstill for three hours on Thursday, disrupting everything from schools, airlines, court cases and public transport and other sectors....
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Cyprus recorded over 6,500 deaths in 2020 with 120 from Covid
There were 6,579 deaths recorded in Cyprus during 2020, while 59,533 patients were hospitalised in general hospitals across the country, statistics published on Thursday revealed....
Three med schools but still no university hospital
Cyprus is one of only two EU states still without a university hospital Expectations that the start of 2023 would finally see the long-awaited creation...
Unrest growing in health sector over staff shortages
The state health services Okypy is doing everything possible to tackle the increasing number of children in hospital during the winter period, it said on...
Okypy expects small surplus next year, MPs told
The state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday that it will generate a small surplus next year, following an uptick in revenues – and...
Our View: Doctors’ suspension raises question of who should probe medical negligence
The three-month suspension of two doctors at Makarios hospital, pending a police investigation into their involvement in a case of alleged medical negligence, appears not...
Doctors at Limassol A&E to strike Friday over security issues (Updated)
Doctors at the Limassol’s general hospital A&E department will hold a two-hour work stoppage early on Friday to protest the alleged attack on a physician...
State hospitals to open afternoons from September
Doctors’ unions and the state health services organisation Okypy on Monday morning signed an agreement about the afternoon operation of state hospitals, which is set...
Public hospitals likely to miss target date for financial autonomy
The state health services organisation (Okypy) on Thursday suggested that the June 2024 target for public hospitals to attain financial autonomy may have to be...
Public health needs to shape up, report by auditor-general finds
The lax financial management of public health bodies came under scrutiny on Thursday, as highlighted in a report by the auditor-general on the administrative and...
