AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPublic Health Funding: Cyprus’ Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) received €897.2m in 2025 state payments, with total health-sector spending nearing €1bn, including €30m for State Health Services Organisation projects and about €100m for medicines, vaccines and treatment abroad. Cancer Care Upgrade: The National Cancer Institute is expected to be operational before end-2026, with preparations nearly finished and a new national coordination role for oncology policy and services, plus screening plans for autism and prostate health. Workforce Pressure: Cyprus is hiring, but nurses remain in short supply—industry groups say the gap is getting “out of control,” while the Health Ministry study points to a need of around 600 nurses. Social Welfare Overhaul: €31m will modernise Cyprus’ Social Welfare Services, aiming to speed up and improve child protection and support for vulnerable groups. Safety & Community Health: A stabbing in northern Nicosia left a 22-year-old woman in intensive care; separately, customs seized large quantities of cigarettes and hookah tobacco at Deryneia for missing health markings. Health Alerts: A blue-green algae advisory was issued for Reesor Lake after cyanobacteria was detected, warning residents not to swim, wade, or use the water for drinking or cooking.
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