Patient organisations are fuming over a drop in the quality of health services as complaints regarding treatment received from hospitals and medical professionals pile up. According to the Patient Observatory of the
Health authorities have confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus this year on the island while reassuring the public that just a fraction of people infected develop serious symptoms. In a
The General Healthcare System will be upgraded in September, with two private hospital Emergency and Accident departments joining the GHS, while authorities are introducing quality criteria for GPs. In comments to Phileleftheros
On August 29, the COVID Scientific Advisory Committee will meet with Health Minister Popi Kanari to evaluate new data on whether the virus is making a comeback. Although the minister said: “There
There is stability in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Cyprus, averaging around 1,000 per week, a Ministry of Health official said. In statements to CNA, Elisabeth Constantinou, Director of Medical
Top health officials have engaged in verbal combat as Health Minister Popi Kanari seeks to find the truth behind accusations that a university degree held by her Permanent Secretary, Christina Giannaki, is
Health Minister Popι Kanari assured that measures introduced to decongest state hospital Accident and Emergency Departments will bring the desired results. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency, she said that
Doctors told a woman she had just six months to live after being wrongly diagnosed with metastatic cancer. As reported by the news site Philenews, due to a medical mix-up, a 40-year-old
Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre is now a full member of the 120-strong Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI), signalling its commitment to quality care. The Centre said this development is important as
Complaints over abuse of the General Healthcare System payments are rising, as specialist doctors charge patients at a higher rate instead of the GHS fee, according to patient associations. According to a
