MPs were shocked to hear that four army doctors joined the General Health System and made over €400,000 in five months without permission from the Defence Ministry. Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides told
A medical and humanitarian mission from Volunteer Doctors Cyprus is scheduled to depart next week for northern Syria, affected by the devastating earthquake that struck the country and Turkey. Volunteer doctors said
The Health Ministry urged parents of children suffering from kidney disease to keep calm and understand why two doctors were suspended after complaints of medical negligence at Makarios hospital. They were suspended
Cyprus’ General Healthcare System is in turmoil after the head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), Thomas Antoniou, tendered his resignation after personal attacks against him and the GHS. Antoniou’s resignation comes
Doctors at state hospitals will hold a three-hour stoppage on Thursday in protest over the working hours at on-duty GHS clinics, set to operate this weekend. Hospital outpatient clinics are to operate
State health services organisation (OKYPY) is close to an agreement with doctors’ unions over the afternoon operation of hospitals, settling a row that erupted about overtime pay. Doctors’ unions and OKYPY have
A group of Cypriot doctors and nurses are in the Romanian border town of Siret to volunteer their services for the healthcare of Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country. The group of
Following accusations of financial waste and loopholes turning the General Healthcare System into a money sink, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) charged with running the service is tightening its grip. The HIO
Three years after its historic launch, the foundations of the country’s General Healthcare System is shaky, as the government and opposition go head-to-head over allegations of waste. Emotions boiled over at the
Cyprus patient organisations are fuming over a small number of specialist doctors raking over €500,000 a year from the General Healthcare System, while there is limited access to vital drugs. In comments
