Government failing the public’s-right-to-know test
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...
public health
Paphos hospital in desperate need of upgrade says mayor
Paphos general hospital is 30 years old and needs a thorough renovation and expansion, Paphos mayor Phaedonas Phaedonos said on Thursday. Procedures to ensure the...
Cans for Kids donates monitors to five public hospitals
Five vital signs monitors have been donated to five public hospitals by the Cans for Kids non-profit organisation. The hospitals to benefit from the donations...
Leaders promise to work together over coronavirus
By George Psyllides and Gina Agapiou The island’s divided communities are taking all necessary measures against the spread of the coronavirus in line with World...
New bill seeks to regulate ambulance providers
A bill regulating the profession of ambulance drivers and rescuers was approved on Wednesday by cabinet. The bill will now be sent to parliament for...
Trainee specialist doctors stage three-hour strike
About 200 medical trainees from hospitals all over Cyprus staged a three-hour strike in all public hospitals on Wednesday. The strike lasted from 10am to...
Trainee specialist doctors announce three-hour strike
The Cyprus medical council announced on Monday that medical trainees will participate in a three-hour strike in all public hospitals on November 13. The strike will...
Pensioners say poor distribution makes it difficult for the elderly to access flu jabs
The pensioners’ union Ekysy has urged the health ministry to improve the distribution of flu vaccines saying it is difficult for many older people to...
Second batch of flu vaccines ready
The second batch of 15,000 seasonal flu vaccines has arrived, the health ministry announced on Monday. They will be available at the ministry of health’s...
Progress report on drug abuse treatments
The House human rights committee met on Monday with members of the anti-drugs council for a progress report on drug rehabilitation programmes with a special...
Woman dies in north from West Nile virus
A 37-year-old woman has died from the West Nile virus in the north following two other deaths since July. The woman was admitted to hospital...
Doctors’ union blame health services for shortage of doctors at Polis hospital
State health services (Okypy) need to get their act together or admit they are unable to live up to the responsibility assigned to them, state...
Cases of West Nile virus rise to nine
Cases of the West Nile virus in the government-controlled areas have more than doubled in the past two weeks, rising from four to nine, data...
High-tech cleaning equipment for Paphos
Paphos municipality has received a high-tech piece of equipment worth €80,000 to help ensure the town is spruced up and clean. The equipment consists of...
New laws to prevent overuse of pesticides in foods on their way
Tougher legislation is in the pipeline regarding the use of pesticides in foods, in the wake of an EU report for 2017 that found Cyprus...
Swedes warned off eating Cyprus halloumi
Eating Cyprus halloumi could be worse than eating meat because of the high levels of antibiotics Cypriot farmers give their animals, a Swedish food expert...
Blood donations up by nearly 20 per cent in five years
Blood donations have increased by nearly 20 per cent in the past five years, the blood centre of the health ministry announced on Thursday. Cyprus...
Free hearing tests for all babies
Free hearing tests for babies born in both public and private hospitals will be up and running later this month, the health ministry announced on...
Plan to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030
Cabinet on Wednesday approved the national plan for eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. The plan was prepared by a national committee set up to deal...
Flu season at its peak health officials warn
Health authorities on Monday urged the public to take precautions as the flu season is now at its peak. The flu season started the last...