Covid team to meet, but no cause for stricter measures
The government’s covid-19 scientific advisory team is to convene on August 29 to review the current indicators in the face of a recent rise in...
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Cypriot children among those most affected by Covid pandemic
Children in Cyprus reported the second highest amount of negative effects from the Coronavirus pandemic, an international survey by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed...
Health experts worried about rise of cigarette substitutes
‘In the past two years, I have sold more tobacco sticks than I could ever have imagined’ They have long been promoted as a...
‘Cyprus ready to join forces for global health’
Health Minister Popi Kanari expressed Cyprus’ readiness to collaborate with the World Health Organisation (WHO) partners in safeguarding health and prosperity of citizens on a...
‘Hand hygiene day’ promoted by health groups
A global information campaign on handwashing is underway, to mark World Hand Hygiene Day, the Cyprus branch of the EU infection control committee (EUCIC) and...
Health minister meets with WHO Cyprus head
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....
Maternal deaths in Cyprus on upward trajectory
Maternal deaths in Cyprus more than doubled in the past 20 years, making it one of the worst performers across the globe, a report by...
China pledges ‘final victory’ over Covid as outbreak raises global alarm
Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China’s raging COVID-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government’s mouthpiece newspaper...
We really should discuss WHO’s planned pandemic treaty
2022 in review: Covid became endemic and we got back many of our freedoms, but it’s not over yet I wrote two dozen features for...
Cyprus concerned over China Covid surge, scientific team to meet
The health minister will convene an extraordinary Covid advisory committee on Monday as nations impose restrictions on travellers from China amid its surge of the...
