Hospital outpatient departments will be operating in the afternoons after nurses’ unions agreed with the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) about overtime pay. Nurses joined doctors in greenlighting a compensation proposal tabled
Cyprus has fully embraced the pioneering General Healthcare System; the government said to mark the third anniversary of the GHS. For most of its early life, the national health service has managed
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou is going through her most difficult hours, said President Nicos Anastasiades after visiting her at the private hospital in Athens, where she is critical. On Wednesday, President Anastasiades
Health authorities are drafting a response plan for a possible outbreak of monkeypox in Cyprus, including a vaccination rollout. Health Ministry officials on Tuesday are to exchange views with epidemiological and pharmaceutical
Experts urge the government and public to be vigilant for monkeypox cases, as an unprecedented global spread of the virus raises a new health alarm. In comments to CNA, University of Cyprus
Just two out of seven stadia used by topflight football teams in Cyprus are certified as safe for fans and players alike, with most needing multi-million investments to meet standards. The matter
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou’s condition is stable but critical after being placed in an induced coma following surgery for a brain haemorrhage at a hospital in Greece. Emilianidou, 67, suffered a rupture
One in five Cypriot adults (19.8%) suffer from high blood pressure, according to the results of the European Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular Statistics 2021. According to the survey, an average of 25%
The creation of the European Health Data Space will allow Cypriots to share health data such as their medical history with doctors and hospitals in other EU states. “We are one step
Two cases of mysterious hepatitis (acute liver disease) in children have been detected in Cyprus as defined by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the Ministry of Health confirmed. “Based on
