Covid-19 prevented the adoption of quality checks within the national health scheme, an issue the new government plans to tackle,…
Cypriot university joins international project for high-risk groups
European University Cyprus on Tuesday announced that its school of medicine has joined the VERDI project, a “Horizon Europe” project…
Physiotherapists to strike on Thursday
After receiving an unsatisfactory response from the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), physiotherapists said on Tuesday they would keep fighting until…
Cyprus has among the lowest rates of children with unmet medical needs in EU
Cyprus is among the countries with the lowest rates of children with unmet medical needs in the EU according to…
The race to make hospitals cybersecure
As medical centres increasingly come under attack from hackers, Europe is bolstering protection. By Tom Cassauwers Amid the Covid-19 pandemic…
Men to be offered screening for prostate cancer
Screening for prostate cancer will soon be offered systematically to men through the general health scheme to help prevent the…
EU, Pfizer/BioNTech to amend COVID vaccine contract
Brussels has agreed with Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE) to amend a COVID-19 vaccine contract, cutting the number the EU…
€74 million to spent to improve Gesy
Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Wednesday that €5 million would be given to upgrading medical equipment at hospitals, out…
Better survival rates for women with metastatic breast cancer in Cyprus
Patients with metastatic breast cancer in Cyprus have a better survival rate than the international average, a report compiled by…
‘Cyprus ready to join forces for global health’
Health Minister Popi Kanari expressed Cyprus’ readiness to collaborate with the World Health Organisation (WHO) partners in safeguarding health and…