Marilena Panayi
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Cyprus faces shortage of injectable diabetes medications
Cyprus is grappling with critically low supplies of injectable diabetes medications due to a global shortage.
This shortage stems...
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Health minister dispatches detailed warehouse report to parliament
Former and current employees of the Pharmaceutical Services of the Ministry of Health have become the focus of attention...
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Health Minister and Auditor General study warehouse report
The report on the events concerning the Ministry of Health's drug warehouses appears to indicate investigations in two directions.
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Blood tests in the afternoon as hospital operating hours set for extension
The State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) has embarked on a mission to extend the operating hours of state-run hospitals,...
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No uniformity in Cypriot healthcare system
Every healthcare provider, whether a doctor or otherwise, practices their profession according to their own knowledge, the country of...
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Facilities at Kyperounta hospital inadequate
Ward rooms lack toilets and showers, and the new rooms are not ventilated, despite being intended for patients with...
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End of paper prescriptions for specialised treatments
The Health Insurance Organisation is now sourcing its medicines from the Ministry of Health warehouses, gradually phasing out paper...
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47% of elderly describe their health as ‘fairly good’
47% of individuals over 60 years old in Cyprus describe their health status as "fairly good". However, one in...
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Cyprus sees increase in measles cases
The Ministry of Health is calling for the cooperation of all healthcare professionals in a special letter sent via...
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200 rheumatic children left without a doctor
Desperation grips parents of children with rheumatic diseases.
The only paediatric rheumatologist working at the Makarios Hospital is retiring,...
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Limbo for patients as doctor resigns GHS
Patients in Cyprus say they are trapped by healthcare legislation after their doctor resigned from the public sector, leaving...
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People over 60 in Cyprus feel insecure, lonely and afraid, survey finds
Around one in four (42%) of people over 60 years old feel lonely, and 30% consider low pensions to...
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Flooded warehouse raises questions on property lease
The Ministry of Health paid a total of €2,770,042.43 in rent to the private owner of the property housing...
