92% say Gesy improved quality of life
Some 92 per cent of Cypriots consider that the health system Gesy has improved the quality of life of the population, a survey revealed on Friday. The survey was carried out to mark five years since...
View ArticleNurses union warns of strikes over understaffing
The nursing staff branch of trade union Pasydy on Thursday warned of potential strikes in response to ongoing understaffing issues in public hospitals, in a direct dig to the state health service...
View ArticleGesy celebrates five years: 92% report improved quality of life
Rolling out Gesy five years ago has been one of the most significant social reforms Cyprus has ever undergone, with 92 per cent of the population saying it improved their quality of life, Health...
View ArticleOver 3,000 patients in Cyprus with multiple sclerosis, number growing
The number of persons diagnosed with multiple sclerosis is on the rise in Cyprus, with associations calling for a national strategy. Chairman of the association for multiple sclerosis Savvas...
View ArticleHealth minister orders probe into man’s death at Famagusta hospital
Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday ordered an investigation into the circumstances of a 41-year-old man’s death at Famagusta general hospital, amid allegations doctors lacked the necessary...
View ArticleInvestments in the healthcare industry
In small economies such as ours, investment opportunities are limited, especially those which can produce reasonable returns in relation to the risk involved. Due to the introduction of the national...
View ArticleUS charges 193 people in $2.75 billion health care fraud bust
The U.S. Justice Department has charged 193 people, including 76 doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, with participating in health care fraud schemes worth $2.75 billion, the agency said on...
View ArticleConcerns grow over state of Cyprus’ ambulances
Concerns are continuing to grow over the state of operations of ambulance services in Cyprus, with the federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) becoming increasingly restless over what they...
View ArticleFive Mpox cases in Cyprus since 2022 – govt on high alert
Medical services in Cyprus are on high alert to address any potential cases of Mpox (monkeypox), the director of public health services, Elisavet Constantinou, said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus...
View ArticleLumbago the focus of this year’s world physio day
Lumbago, a common and often debilitating form of lower back pain, can be both prevented and treated through regular exercise, physiotherapists emphasised ahead of Sunday’s World physical therapy day....
View ArticleOkypy has ‘no respect’ for public money, spends on lucrative overtime, fancy...
The state health services (Okypy) appears to have shown blatant disregard for how it spends public funds, particularly by management who have booked fancy hotels and raked in plenty of overtime without...
View ArticleThink twice before using Gesy, new campaign says
Gesy is kicking off its new awareness campaign on Thursday with TV spots aimed at making patients think twice before using the national health scheme if it is not absolutely necessary. The campaign...
View ArticleLimassol hospital pharmacists to strike October 21-22
Pharmacists at Limassol General Hospital will stage a 48-hour strike on October 21 and 22 to protest having worked without a head pharmacist for the past four months. During the strike, employees will...
View ArticleLimassol conference focuses on severe stroke treatment
Treating severe strokes was the focus of a conference in Limassol, which offered an opportunity to health professionals, scientists, patients and the public to meet and discuss the latest developments...
View ArticleOur View: It’s anybody’s game in the health sector
Concerns were expressed at the House health committee about the purchase of a third private hospital by an investment fund as it could create an oligopoly in the provision of healthcare. They were...
View ArticleGovt recommends relatives of vulnerable people get Covid-19 vaccine
The health ministry on Friday said it recommends that the relatives of vulnerable people get vaccinated against both Covid-19 and influenza ahead of the coming winter. It said that relatives of those...
View ArticleOur View: Okypy’s deficit cannot be fixed while unions rule
Presenting his ministry’s budget for 2025 at the House finance committee on Monday, Health Minister Michael Damianos said that an action plan would be prepared in the immediate future for the state...
View ArticleDoctors’ strike enters second day amid standoff with Okypy
As the state doctors’ strike entered its second day on Wednesday, the auditor-general has agreed with the findings of an independent analyst which had determined that no more than a €2.5 million payout...
View ArticleOkypy extends state hospital hours
The State Health Services (Okypy) has made a significant move to enhance accessibility to healthcare services by adjusting the operating hours of state hospitals. According to a statement released by...
View ArticleCyprus has highest rate of hospital infections in EU
Cyprus has the highest rate of healthcare-associated infections of any country in the European Union, according to a report published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). A...
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