#thalassemia

Patients’ groups issued a distress signal in parliament on Thursday over inadequate blood stocks to properly treat people with thalassaemia and other haemoglobin diseases. MPs heard that the lack of ...

The global call to action on thalassaemia, which was drafted in cooperation with the Cyprus government and announced during a high level meeting held in Cyprus to mark World Thalassaemia ...

Despite Cyprus having the world’s highest rate of voluntary unpaid blood donation relative to its population, recent shortages show the need to ensure a steady supply throughout the year, ...

Αn advanced test that transforms how families plan for healthy pregnancies for those with genetic conditions has been developed by the Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics. The test has ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos, in a statement marking World Thalassaemia Day on Thursday, said that Cyprus has made significant progress in combating the disease. “Our country currently ranks first worldwide ...

A major awareness event will take place at the presidential palace on Thursday evening to mark world Thalassaemia day, shining a spotlight on the challenges faced by patients and the ...

The cumulative results of decades of work and advances in medicine are reflected in the increased survival of thalassaemia patients, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Tuesday. “Cyprus has perhaps ...

Dozens of blood transfusions to thalassemia patients were postponed due to low reserves in Cyprus’ blood bank, head of the national thalassemia association Miltos Miltiadous said on Sunday. His statements ...

There is a need for a new strategic plan for blood donation, Miltos Miltiadou, president of the Pancyprian Thalassaemia Association, said on Friday, in response to messages sent to patients ...

Dozens of buildings will be lit up in red on Tuesday to mark World Thalassaemia Day, coming up on May 8. According to the announcement from the Pancyprian Thalassaemia Association, the ...

The European Commission has greenlighted the use of Casgevy gene-therapy to treat beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease, in a move heralded as a “milestone” for the fight against human ...

The Cyprus-based Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) on Friday hailed the landmark announcement by UK regulators approving a revolutionary gene-editing treatment for beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease “and ushering in a ...

Health authorities in the United Kingdom have approved a drug which aims to cure beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease. The drug is called Casgevy and utilises a gene-editing tool ...

The tender for the creation of a new thalassaemia centre at the Makarios hospital has been announced by the government. The centre will cost over €5 million and will take 18 months ...

The health ministry honoured the outgoing chairman of the national thalassaemia commission Panos Englezos, with a prize-giving ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Health Minister Popi Kanari, who congratulated “the ...

Both the growing number of children born out of wedlock and the new national health system Gesy pose challenges to safeguarding and protecting Cyprus’ extremely strong, decades-long national thalassaemia prevention ...

Lawmakers on Thursday appealed to the public to give blood for thalassaemia sufferers needing regular blood transfusions. The matter was discussed at the House health committee, reviewing the National Strategy ...

The cabinet’s approval of the national strategy plan to tackle thalassemia has been hailed by the Pancyprian Thalassaemia Association (PTA) as one of the most important developments in recent ...