Health minister: Drug shortage resolution expected next week
Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday he expects a resolution to the current drug shortages by early next week, adding that the health ministry is in constant talks with ...
New dialysis unit at Paphos hospital
The new haemodialysis unit at the Paphos general hospital started operating on Wednesday.
“No problems were detected from operation testing carried out on the first day,” director of nephrology Dr ...
Shocking record: Cyprus’ high number of kidney failures
Cyprus has double the number of new patients starting dialysis each year
Cyprus records one of the highest numbers in terms of its population in new patients requiring kidney dialysis ...
Haemodialysis staff shortage to be plugged by doctors from other hospitals
Nephrologists from public hospitals across Cyprus will be brought in to staff Famagusta general hospital’s hemodialysis unit starting Wednesday, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday.
Okypy’s ...
Outgoing health minister pushing for better ambulance service
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday that he will work to promote a bill to parliament on the regulation of ambulance drivers, almost four years after the cabinet approved ...
Famagusta kidney patients say conditions so bad will seek treatment in the north
Famagusta kidney patients said they would seek dialysis treatment in the north because the local hospital could not cater to their needs and the equipment was old.
Around 45 patients who ...
Contract signed for new dialysis unit at Paphos hospital
A contract for the construction of a new haemodialysis unit at the Paphos general hospital was signed on Wednesday at the presidential palace on behalf of the government by the ...