‘HIO has brought Gesy to brink of collapse’
The finance ministry on Friday waded into a spat between the health insurance organisation (HIO) and the health ministry, accusing the Gesy operator of taking the health system to the ...
Beleaguered HIO chairman hands in resignation
Chairman of the health insurance organisation (HIO) Thomas Antoniou published a letter on Wednesday evening confirming his resignation from the post as he condemned the constant and unprovoked attacks on ...
Second probe into HIO conflict of interest
The committee charged with investigating potential conflict of interest among public officials said on Tuesday that it will look into the participation of the president and other members of the ...
Our View: Agathangelou U-turn raises more questions
In the end, public outcry and intense pressure from all directions worked. The appointment of the President of Cyprus Medical Association, Dr Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health ...
Agathangelou appointment is abandoned
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday withdrew its proposal for the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou, the president of the Cyprus Medical Association, to the board of the Health ...
Anastasiades mulling options as row over HIO appointment deepens (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades is considering “all options” amid an escalating row over cabinet’s decision to appoint the head of the Cyprus medical association to the HIO board, government spokesman ...
Gesy is failing women
Shocking lack of access to and information about abortion and contraception
In late June, millions of American women saw their constitutional right to abortion removed overnight after the Supreme Court ...
Patients up pressure against HIO appointment
Patients on Friday threatened to take measures if the appointment of head of the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) to the board of the HIO, which oversees the running of Gesy, ...
Government remains steadfast on HIO appointment (updated)
The government on Thursday stuck to its guns, dismissing calls for annulling the appointment of Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation – even as the HIO head ...
Unions, patients’ groups demand revocation of HIO appointment
An online petition and an open letter to the president of the Republic will demand to revocation of the appointment of Dr Petros Agathengelou as one of the 13 board members ...
Attorney-general’s view to be sought on controversial HIO appointment (updated)
The health minister said on Tuesday he will seek legal opinion from the Attorney-general on the legality of the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health ...
Our View: Angry reaction to HIO board appointment is unjustified
The mass hysteria sparked by President Anastasiades’ decision to appoint the president of the Cyprus Medical Association (CMA), Dr Petros Agathangelou, to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), ...
Dr Agathangelou says he believes in Gesy
Dr Petros Agathangelou, the president of the Cyprus Medical Association (CMA) on Monday dismissed as ‘mudslinging’ the heavy criticism of his appointment to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation, (...
HIO appointee becomes target of mass bullying, says doctor
The president of the of the Cyprus (Private) Doctors Association (Enic), Dr Marinos Sotiriou backed the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), ...
Agathangelou: I have no intention of altering Gesy philosophy
After facing heavy criticism over the last few days for his appointment to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) board, head of the Cyprus Medical Association Dr Petros Agathangelou on Saturday ...
Pensioners want painkillers, vitamins on Gesy
Painkillers, vitamins and other pharmaceutical products needed by a lot of patients should be covered under the national health scheme (Gesy), the Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) said on Friday.
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President defends HIO decision as criticism grows
Amid mounting criticism over the appointment of Dr. Petros Agathangelou to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) board, President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday defended the decision, countering that it was thanks ...
Gesy software changes cause delay
Issues relating to software changes were partly to blame for the delayed amendment of the procedures for better access to innovative treatments and medicines under the national health scheme Gesy, ...
Our View: Okypy’s financial autonomy by 2024 proving to be a pipe dream
AS if on cue and in line with predictions for anyone with eyes to see, the state health services organisation (Okypy) on Thursday admitted that the June 2024 target for public ...
Public health needs to shape up, report by auditor-general finds
The lax financial management of public health bodies came under scrutiny on Thursday, as highlighted in a report by the auditor-general on the administrative and financial autonomy of the state ...
Proposed bill for doctor-to-patient app ready by October
A law proposal regulating the use of an app is to be prepared by October for patients to communicate directly with their doctors and have immediate access to medical help ...
Weekend clinics slated to start on July 9
Weekend clinics across the island should start operating on July 9, once any outstanding issues raised during recent meetings are resolved, the health ministry said on Thursday.
The announcement came after ...
New meeting on weekend clinics set for next week
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Thursday said a new meeting on the much-debated operations of weekend clinics is set to take place next Wednesday, after representatives of the health insurance ...
State doctors suspend strike action over weekend working (Update 2)
State doctors on Wednesday suspended their scheduled three-hour strike over the weekend operation of clinics after the health insurance organisation (HIO) agreed to put off the implementation of the extended ...