Health

Nurses set strict terms for employing foreign staff

Union opposition and private sector pressure on nurse legislation Cyprus is facing tensions over the prospect of employing foreign nurses, as unions reject proposed legislative...

Two dead, 11 hospitalised in meningitis outbreak in Kent

Student among victims as cases rise in Canterbury Two people have died following an outbreak of "invasive" meningitis, including one student at the University of...

Nurse shortages and public hospitals top Health Ministry agenda

The Cyprus Ministry of Health is advancing a strategic plan to strengthen public hospitals and address the long-standing shortage of nurses. Tackling the nursing shortage Health...

New cases of foot and mouth disease in 11 livestock farms

New cases of foot and mouth disease have been detected in eleven livestock units in Livadia and Oroklini, said today Sotiria Georgiadou, Senior Veterinary...

LGBTQIA+ medical registry launched in Cyprus

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community can now access a new LGBTQIA+ medical registry listing queer-friendly healthcare professionals across Cyprus, the Queer Collective announced on...