#public health

The health ministry on Thursday began mapping medical centres performing high-risk treatments, as instructed by Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides earlier this week. The ministry said the scope of the mapping ...

Mosquito-borne diseases, once seen as remote risks, are now a pressing public health issue in Europe, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambidessaid on Wednesday. At a conference in Nicosia, he highlighted that ...

The National e-Health Authority on Friday dismissed reports suggesting that the availability of medicines in Cyprus was at risk due to prescriptions issued abroad. Commenting on recent concerns raised by ...

When urban gridlock threatens sustainability By Maria Theofanidi, Mary Papalouka and Orthodoxia Roxane Christofidou Limassol is a city at a standstill. Its roads are no longer just busy, they are ...

Nurses’ union Pasyno on Monday spoke of “miserable conditions” in which nurses are expected to work, in the aftermath of floods which hit the Paphos general hospital on Saturday evening. “...

Minster of Health, Popi Kanari on Tuesday met with the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Cyprus office, Shaikh Irshad Ali, the ministry announced. The minister met to discuss ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas and his Lithuanian counterpart Arūnas Dulkys on Wednesday examined ways for their two countries to strengthen their public health services by sharing expertise and know-how. ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued decrees prohibiting the operation of the two asphalt factories in the areas of Geri and Tseri, pending their relocation following nearby residents’ complaints. The ...

The relocation of the two Dali asphalt plants to the Koshi area has been delayed as the necessary studies to ensure the health of nearby residents in the new location ...

New members of parliament should prioritise improving public health, the Federation of Patients’ Associations of Cyprus (Osak) said on Monday. The interests of the people must be protected with sensitivity ...

From the numbers of expats waiting years for citizenships to the environmental impact of development projects, the Cyprus Mail put the new freedom of information act to the test. It ...