#National health scheme (GESY)

For people living with obesity, weight-loss injections can offer hope after years of struggling to lose weight. But getting access to medication is only part of the journey. Patients also ...

An 81-year-old woman in Limassol lost €33,424 in an online scam after receiving a text message appearing to come from the national health system (Gesy), police said on Monday. The woman ...

A total of 932 requests for Gesy beneficiaries to receive medical treatment abroad were approved out of 1,304 submitted during the first year since responsibility for the process was transferred to the ...

Private hospitals have called for fair and adequate compensation under the national health scheme (Gesy) and urgent measures to address the continuing shortage of nursing staff, warning that both issues ...

The health ministry has unveiled its vaccination plan for flu, Covid-19, and RSV for the autumn and winter of 2026-2027. Vulnerable and high-risk individuals are encouraged to get vaccinated, the ...

Cancer has emerged as the leading cause of death in the Republic of Cyprus, surpassing cardiovascular disease for the first time in 30 years, according to data presented at the 12th ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) will introduce a new identity verification procedure for calls to the Gesy service centre from Wednesday to strengthen the protection of beneficiaries’ personal data. The ...

The police and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) warned the public on Monday that false and malicious messages appearing as sms notifications from the national health system (Gesy) are still ...

There are currently 170 personal doctors in Gesy with 2,500 registered patients each. In other words, 170 personal doctors are looking after a total of 425,000 patients. Is it possible for a single doctor ...

Changes to the way personal doctors are paid, the introduction of new quality criteria and the number of patients each doctor can register came under scrutiny in parliament on Thursday, ...

The need for a comprehensive assessment of the national health scheme (Gesy) was among the main issues discussed during a meeting between Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides and Akel secretary-general Stefanos ...

Famagusta district governor Yiannis Karousos on Friday spoke of “serious staffing problems” at the Famagusta general hospital in Paralimni, describing those shortages as “seriously concerning”. He said that he had ...

Christodoulides backs Osak, calls for progress on health reforms President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that the government’s health priorities were aligned with those of the patients’ association federation (...

The health insurance organisation on Thursday moved to defend itself from criticism after a four-year-old boy died of meningitis, with his family claiming that he had not been diagnosed in ...

Doctors contracted with the national health system (Gesy) are reportedly scrambling to modify patients’ prescriptions following a mass recall of pharmaceutical products by Remedica. According to Phileleftheros, patients are also ...

The occupational therapists’ association on Tuesday called on the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and the health ministry to explain changes to plans for bringing occupational therapy into the general health ...

The role of personal doctors has come under scrutiny as part of a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on our national health system (Gesy). The report, titled ‘Strengthening primary ...

Parents often joke about nearing care home age when getting out of the car requires a grunt or two, while their children likewise quip that they should be treated well ...

Calls placed to the national healthcare system (Gesy) will require caller identification as of September, the Health Insurance Organisation said on Monday. The HIO is the administrator of Gesy. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday announced over €60 million in new spending on health infrastructure. The funding, he said, will be spent on “the second and third phases” of the Athalassa ...

Former health minister George Pamboridis on Friday said that he will seek his party Disy’s nomination for the 2028 presidential election. He was asked during an appearance on television channel ...

Cyprus’ national health system (Gesy) has continued to grow and strengthen seven years after its launch, with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) pledging to focus on improving the quality of ...

Orthopaedic patients in Cyprus can now access robot-assisted joint replacement surgery through the public health system, following the installation of the Cori surgical system at Nicosia General Hospital, Okypy announced ...

A nationwide survey by the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) has found generally high levels of satisfaction and trust among patients towards personal doctors within Gesy, while identifying communication ...