Bone marrow transplants held back by ‘state inefficiency’
Bone marrow transplant services that were set to be offered by a private Nicosia medical centre, are being hampered by state inefficiency, it emerged on Monday.
The specialised unit at ...
Cyprus-Greece transplant agreements to go ahead
Health Minister Michael Damianos announced on Friday that cabinet approved kidney and lung transplant agreements set to be signed on September 19 with the Greek government.
Speaking after the cabinet meeting, ...
Cyprus’ first crossover transplant to be performed in March
Cyprus’ first crossover transplant will be performed on March 1, the health ministry announced on Sunday.
According to the ministry, the kidney transplant will take place at the new transplant clinic ...
Health ministry calls for more organ donations
Twenty kidney transplants are performed annually and more than 1,000 patients are on dialysis, the ministry of health announced Friday, on the occasion of ‘World Organ Donation and Transplant Day.’
The ...
Number of organ donors in Cyprus still at very low level
Cyprus has a very low number of organ donors in relation to other EU countries, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday during a visit to the Transplant Clinic at ...
Cyprus-Israel pledge closer cooperation on health issues
Cyprus and Israel agreed on Tuesday to further bolster cooperation on health issues, including the transfer of patients, medical personnel and supplies in cases of emergency such as natural disasters ...
Transplant patients warn of measures if promised clinic does not open
Transplant patients on Tuesday warned they will protest if a promised Nicosia transplant clinic fails to materialise on September 1, as was announced over the weekend.
The state health services organisation (...