Authorities are prepping the first hospital outpatient clinics to cater to patients on weekends starting this Saturday, said the Health Ministry. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela welcomed the development, noting that the operation
Scientists advising the government on handling the coronavirus pandemic are split over whether authorities should reinstate a face mask mandate as cases and hospitalisations have shot up. According to the Health Ministry’s
The Health Ministry issued a weak response to doctors and patient claims that lives are endangered from delays in sending innovative treatments, chemotherapy, and special drugs from the capital to the other
Some Cypriots may need to wear face masks again, especially hospitality staff after Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela asked government advisors to send suggestions to blunt a new wave of COVID infections. The
We thought we had made our escape from the ravages of COVID-19, no longer looking over our shoulders and keeping our distance. The restrictions came tumbling down, no more Safe Pass, face
State doctors’ demands and the Health Ministry succumbing to pressure, especially in an election year, suggests that patient rights have been thrown out with the bedpan. The public watches with awe the
Hospital outpatient clinics are to begin working longer hours, catering to patients on weekday afternoons and weekends from 9 July, the Health Ministry announced. According to the ministry, plans to operate outpatient
Cyprus and Israel seek to widen their health cooperation when dealing with emergencies and natural disasters, including organ transplantation and the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela and his Israeli counterpart Nitzan
Despite Cyprus legalising the cultivation, import, export, and use of medicinal cannabis in February 2019, patients still can’t get access to it. The Cyprus Patients Federation (OSAK) said people are suffering because
Authorities are reassuring residents of the Vassiliko region that human health has not been put at risk from the fire at a storage area for cutting old tyres as communities stage protests.
