Paphos mayor calls for immediate fixing of state morgue
The lack of a refrigerator to store dead bodies in the morgue at Paphos general hospital needs to be resolved immediately, the town’s mayor Angelos Onisiforou said on Tuesday.
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Paphos morgue closes due to fridge fault
A fault in the refrigerated mortuary cabinets forced the Paphos morgue at the general hospital to close on Friday.
The morgue is expected to reopen on June 3 when repairs are ...
Paphos mayor decries lack of morgues and forensic services in district
Serious concerns were raised on Thursday over conditions at the morgue of Paphos general hospital after acting mayor Angelos Onisiforou said refrigeration units used for the preservation of bodies have ...
Pedestrian in serious condition after being struck by car in Paphos
A 37-year-old woman is in a serious condition in intensive care after being struck by a vehicle in Paphos, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at around 1.20pm on ...
Paphos health upgrades ‘part of broader push for equal access’
The government’s broader strategy for healthcare and equality for all was outlined by President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday as he inaugurated new and upgraded facilities at Paphos general hospital.
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Woman injured after car overturns near Yeroskipou
A 58-year-old woman was injured in a traffic accident on Monday shortly after 7am on the highway near Yeroskipou, while travelling towards Paphos, police said.
According to police, the vehicle ...
Bikers hospitalised after accidents in Paphos
A 33-year-old motorcyclist was injured in an accident on Tuesday evening in Paphos.
The accident, according to the police, happened at 9.30pm on Anexartisias street, when a car driven by ...
Man dies after fainting in gym
A 33-year-old died in Paphos on Monday afternoon after fainting in a gym.
He was taken by ambulance to Paphos general hospital, where doctors struggled to keep him alive.
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Paphos A&E department to temporarily relocate
The accident and emergency department (A&E) of Paphos general hospital will be temporarily relocated on Monday, July 14, 2025, the state health services organisation (Okypy) announced on Friday.
As part ...
Crew member airlifted from ship to Paphos general hospital
A crew member aboard a commercial vessel sailing 65 nautical miles southwest of Cyprus was airlifted to safety late on Tuesday night, following the activation of the national rescue plan “Nearchos” ...
Police investigating child’s death after accusations against Paphos hospital
The autopsy on seven-year-old girl who died while being treated at Makario hospital was carried out on Tuesday, while police are investigating the conditions of her death.
Police press officer ...
Child’s death blamed on poor health facilities in Paphos
Reports of the death of a six-year-old child on Monday, sent from Paphos general hospital to Nicosia for treatment, prompted a severe response from the district’s mayor, who reiterated ...
€100 million to be spent on health sector
Over 100 million euro will be spent to upgrade the health sector by 2027, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday.
He said this was made clear during a meeting on Friday ...
Two Paphos men remanded after trying to steal safe
Two men were remanded in custody for eight days on Wednesday after allegedly having attempted to steal a safe but then dropped it because it was too heavy.
The pair, ...
Nurses decry ‘miserable working conditions’ after Paphos hospital flood
Nurses’ union Pasyno on Monday spoke of “miserable conditions” in which nurses are expected to work, in the aftermath of floods which hit the Paphos general hospital on Saturday evening.
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Flooded Paphos hospital ‘was built with a lot of shoddy work’
The Paphos general hospital, which flooded during heavy rain on Saturday night, was “built with a lot of shoddy work”, the town’s mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Sunday.
“No ...
New €5 million haemodialysis unit in Paphos inaugurated
The €5 million state-of-the-art haemodialysis unit in Paphos, inaugurated on Friday by President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is solid proof of the importance of solidarity, ...
British tourist critical after falling near pool
A 56-year-old British tourist is in critical condition at Paphos General Hospital after falling from a height of three metres at a home in Peyia.
The incident occurred when the ...
Hiring of new staff at Paphos general hospital ‘in final stage’
The process of hiring of new staff at the Paphos general hospital is in the “final stage”, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Thursday.
Speaking to ...
Paphos hospital staff threaten ‘consequences’ in Okypy spat
Unions on Wednesday charged they would take “drastic measures” if state health services (Okypy) did not hire permanent hourly-paid staff at Paphos general hospital.
In a statement, Payek Peo and ...
Infant’s hospital transfer after CT scanner broke ‘was handled correctly’
The incident involving the transfer of a six-month-old baby with a head injury from the Paphos general hospital to a private hospital in Limassol after the computed tomography (CT) scanner ...
Emergency airlift saves crew member off Cyprus coast
A 54-year-old man from the Philippines, a crew member of the Singapore-flagged cargo ship ‘Maersk Calabar’, was airlifted to the Paphos general hospital on Wednesday.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (...
More tests to determine six-year-old’s cause of death
A post-mortem was performed on Monday on the six-year-old girl who died in her sleep in Paphos last week, however the exact cause of death will be determined by the ...
Paphos hospital renovation nears completion
The renovation project of existing spaces and the creation of new ones at the Paphos general hospital is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2024, according to an ...