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The health ministry on Thursday published information on Streptococcus type A infection in light of recent child deaths in the UK, but clarified that similar incidents have not yet been ...

The HIO is paying extortionate rates on medicines, far more than the government used to before the rollout of the national health system, it emerged in parliament on Thursday. Lawmakers ...

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic among other factors has delayed efforts to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday. Despite this, Cyprus remains committed to ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday that it will generate a small surplus next year, following an uptick in revenues – and insisted that the key objective of ...

The health ministry on Friday called on the public to start using antibiotics with more prudence in order to avoid developing a resistance to their beneficial effects. According to a ...

Cyprus is the only EU country without a university hospital despite the fact there are three medical schools in the country, University of Cyprus’ medical school professor of neurology Georgios ...

Patients burdened with the high costs of specialised drugs to treat illnesses that are not covered by Gesy were discussed by lawmakers on Thursday. The House health committee talked of ...

Although the national health system faces many challenges it must be preserved at all costs, the new head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Thursday but he sounded ...

Health service officials are currently carrying out an information campaign in Tsakilero, near Larnaca, warning people of the dangers posed by mosquitos in the area. According to the head of ...

Private doctors with practices within hospital contracted with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) had their request to maintain the status quo rejected by a court on Thursday. The move was ...

Cyprus is among the first countries to adopt the “right to be forgotten” for cancer survivors, according to the Health Minister, Michalis Hadjiantelas. His comments were made in a written ...

Twenty kidney transplants are performed annually and more than 1,000 patients are on dialysis, the ministry of health announced Friday, on the occasion of ‘World Organ Donation and Transplant Day.’ The ...

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) said on Thursday they are currently assessing a bid by a foreign investment fund to acquire a second major hospital in Nicosia, ...

The health condition of Archbishop Chrysostomos remains critical, according to the latest medical announcement issued on Monday. “The state of health of His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos remains critical. The head ...

The three-month suspension of two doctors at Makarios hospital, pending a police investigation into their involvement in a case of alleged medical negligence, appears not to have been thought through ...

Medical examiners on Tuesday called for the body of the 15-year-old girl who died in March to be exhumed as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged medical malpractice. The ...

Around one third of obese children in Cyprus will grow up to be obese adults, to the dietitians and nutritionists association (Sydiky) said on Monday. “According to international surveys about ...

Surrogates, egg trafficking, IVF funding, and the dangers from illegal fertility clinics in the north prompted MPs at the House health committee on Thursday call for an investigation, given the ...

State health services organisation (Okypy) has taken all the necessary steps for the smooth operation of Makarios children’s hospital, a spokesman said on Thursday as medical personnel were protesting ...

Strong cooperation within the European Union and beyond is key to prepare for a possible new coronavirus wave and other future health threats, EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on ...

The health ministry on Thursday signed a joint declaration of intent with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional office for Europe for the establishment of an office in Larnaca. “...

Personal doctors (GPs) and patients have hit out against the trimming of the number of referrals to specialists within the healthcare system, following changes made earlier this year to crackdown ...

By Gina Agapiou Can helping women get pregnant benefit the local economy? Fertility problems affect one in six couples according to studies. Many of those travel abroad for fertility treatment, ...

As of November 1, doctors who have a private practice within hospitals contracted with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) but who themselves are not registered with the national health system will ...