AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFlu Prevention: Vaccinations have begun for people over 60, with enhanced doses delivered to personal doctors. Free jabs for younger groups are expected around mid-October; vaccination is also urged for pregnant women, children and people with chronic conditions. Care Abroad: The Health Insurance Organisation approved 932 of 1,304 requests for GHS patients to receive treatment overseas in its first year managing referrals. Average waits to admission ranged from 1.5 days for life-threatening cases to 22 days for routine cases. Hospital Capacity: Private hospitals are calling for fairer GHS payments and urgent action on nursing shortages, warning both are affecting services and financial sustainability. Public Health: Cancer has overtaken heart disease as Cyprus’s leading cause of death for the first time in 30 years. Cyprus has also recorded its first West Nile virus death. Health Innovation: The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics will lead healthcare AI work under a national initiative offering researchers and organisations access to specialist expertise and computing resources.
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