Okypy asks health unions to cancel 48-hour walkout
State health services organisation Okypy has urged unions to scrap a two-day strike set for November 10 and 11, insisting talks still have room to move forward.
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GHS rule-breakers may be named publicly under new bill
A bill tabled in parliament would oblige the Health Insurance Organisation to publish the names of GHS providers convicted of offences or sanctioned for breaches.
Health ministry launches campaign to promote natural childbirth
Cyprus's health ministry has begun a month-long information drive for expectant mothers, aiming to lower the country's high cesarean rate and cut premature births.
Cyprus patients sent abroad still await advance payments as ministry warns of doubled workload
Health Ministry officials told parliament that paying advances before patients travel abroad for treatment would double their workload, while patient groups said families are left to rely on fundraisers and donations.
Cyprus to receive 110,000 flu vaccine doses after two-week delay
The health ministry says the shipment arrives on Tuesday, allowing jabs for children and under-65s to begin; the hold-up stemmed from a change in WHO guidance that slowed production across Europe.
Okypy staff to strike for 48 hours over stalled pay deal
Unions representing around 1,600 state health workers say a 48-hour walkout on November 10 and 11 will go ahead unless Okypy honours the previous collective agreement and unblocks talks on a new one.
Nicosia clinic loses GHS status after legionella licence suspension
A private Nicosia clinic can no longer treat patients under the General Health System after its operating licence was suspended over legionella bacteria.
Cyprus adds Mounjaro to Gesy cover, but only for restricted patient groups
From October 15, Mounjaro is reimbursed through Gesy for adults with severe obesity or Type 2 diabetes, with specialists alone able to prescribe and state hospital pharmacies dispensing.
Cyprus GHS reform bills would let HIO cap provider age and turn away new doctors
Two draft laws put out for public consultation would give the Health Insurance Organisation power to set an age ceiling for GHS providers, refuse new registrations and lift fines to as much as €600,000.
Nicosia clinic shut as Legionella found after newborn's infection
Health officials suspended a private Nicosia clinic's operations after Legionella bacteria turned up in its water system, following a Legionnaires' disease diagnosis in a newborn delivered there.
Mounjaro added to GHS list with reimbursement criteria
From Thursday, October 15, patients meeting set criteria can receive Mounjaro through the General Health System without a named-patient request, the Health Insurance Organisation says.
Limassol woman, 81, loses €33,424 to fake Gesy text scam
A pensioner in Limassol was defrauded of more than €33,000 after a text message posing as Gesy asked her for a €1.50 payment, police say.