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The health ministry on Friday launched an information campaign aimed at promoting natural childbirth and reducing premature births. “When there is no medical indication for a cesarean section, natural childbirth ...

MPs and patients’ associations on Tuesday decried the fact that parents with children suffering from serious ailments have largely been left to their own devices, with some even losing their ...

Israel’s health ministry has said Hadassah Medical Centre did not bring its plan for a medical centre in Cyprus to its attention. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail on Friday, ...

The health ministry is examining complaints about the Hadassah Medical Centre in Limassol, which holds only an imaging centre licence despite advertising cardiology assessments and rehabilitation programmes. Health ministry deputy ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Monday he wishes to discuss with former nurses why they abandoned the profession. Speaking on CyBC, Charalambides said he could not give an exact ...

The health ministry has approved the distribution of 10,000 anti-flu vaccines for the private sector from the total secured by the ministry. The decision follows a request submitted this month to ...

A series of measures aimed at tackling delays in the treatment of prisoners at public hospitals, improving the handling of psychiatric cases and strengthening the forensic medicine service were agreed ...

One in three people in Cyprus is at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, while one in five could die prematurely from the condition, according to figures presented on Thursday. ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Friday that overseas healthcare complements rather than replaces the general health system (Gesy). Speaking at the event on patients’ rights and overseas healthcare, Charalambides ...

The medical practice of plasmapheresis will be discussed by the House health committee in October following the recent public debate that had emerged in the past week. Head of the ...

The health ministry on Thursday began mapping medical centres performing high-risk treatments, as instructed by Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides earlier this week. The ministry said the scope of the mapping ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides called on men to seek medical advice on prostate cancer screening. Speaking at the Europa Uomo event marking European prostate cancer awareness day on Tuesday, Charalambides ...

The health ministry is investigating several cases of unauthorised medical treatments across Cyprus, ranging from unlicensed plasma therapy to fake weight loss injectables sold through social media, it said on ...

Six people have so far been infected with West Nile virus in Cyprus, while another two suspected cases are under investigation, the health ministry told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday. “...

The cabinet has approved a national strategy for multiple sclerosis, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the presidential palace following the morning cabinet meeting, Charalambides described the ...

Paphos residents have warned of possible action over continued delays at Paphos general hospital, with the canteen still closed six years after it ceased operating and no executive director being ...

The cabinet on Thursday approved a new annual grant scheme for undergraduate nursing and midwifery students, with Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides describing it as “a particularly important step towards addressing “...

Thirty-three people died from drowning in Cyprus during 2025, with authorities warning that prevention measures remain necessary. Marking world drowning prevention day (July 25), the health ministry presented the figures on Friday. ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades Viral hepatitis remains a “silent epidemic” despite progress in prevention and treatment, often causing serious liver damage before symptoms appear, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Friday. ...

The government has moved to strengthen support for Cypriots receiving medical treatment in France, as western Europe experiences an unprecedented heatwave. The cabinet has approved the creation of a dedicated ...

Cyprus has been ranked first in the world in voluntary unpaid blood donation relative to population size, according to the health ministry, which marked World Blood Donor Day on Sunday ...

The supreme constitutional court on Friday annulled a decision by the administrative court which upheld the health ministry’s refusal to cover the costs for a cancer patient who had ...

A new automated imaging and genetic analysis system was formally delivered to Makarios hospital on Friday, strengthening Cyprus’ only public laboratory specialising in analysis for leukemia and lymphoma patients. The ...

The National e-Health Authority on Friday dismissed reports suggesting that the availability of medicines in Cyprus was at risk due to prescriptions issued abroad. Commenting on recent concerns raised by ...