Families of Cypriot children killed in earthquake demand charges of...
The families of the 24 Cypriot children killed when the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, collapsed, have demanded those held criminally responsible for the deaths be charged with intentionally killing...
View ArticleMakarios children’s hospital at 90% capacity due to respiratory infections
The paediatric ward at Makarios Hospital is 90 per cent full with children suffering with respiratory infections, the department chief Dr Avraam Elias said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News...
View ArticleChildren’s hospital remains 95 per cent full
Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia remains 95 per cent occupied with young patients suffering from respiratory infections, flu and some Covid 19, but mainly with RSV, the director of the...
View ArticleAnother child taken to Makarios ICU from Pournara (Updated)
Another migrant child was taken to Makarios hospital’s ICU from the Pournara reception centre, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday. The child, who...
View ArticleOver 8,000 children helped by one charity last year
The Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre (HFC) provided services to more than 8,340 children in Cyprus in 2023, the organisation said on Tuesday, reviewing its work for the past year. HFC Executive...
View ArticleHealth minister thanks visiting US surgeons
Health Minister Michael Damianos expressed his gratitude for Shriners Children’s hospital team on Tuesday morning on a visit to Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia. Shriners hospital doctors have...
View ArticleFunds disbursed for single-parent families
The Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare announced Monday that support for single-parent families had been disbursed. This decision was made during the ministry council meeting on February 21st. Eligible...
View ArticleHouse to vote on expansion of pre-primary education
Parliament is expected next week to vote on the expansion of free and compulsory pre-primary education to include children aged four years old and above. The planned vote comes after Education Minister...
View ArticleUN agency in Gaza says one in three children under 2 is acutely malnourished
One in three children under age 2 in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished and famine is looming, the main U.N. agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said on Saturday. “Children’s...
View ArticleChild arrested for string of burglaries
A 16-year-old child was arrested on Thursday evening in connection with a string of break-ins, thefts, car thefts, and cases of vandalism which have taken place in Nicosia in recent days. The crimes...
View Article‘No child without a coat’ campaign launched for third successive year
By Tom Cleaver The ‘No child without a coat’ campaign was launched by the Aglandjia municipality and the Alkinoos Artemiou foundation for the third successive year on Monday. The foundation said the...
View ArticleThousands of children plagued by poverty
Child poverty is a very real problem in Cyprus which cannot be ignored, and affects fundamental rights ranging from education, health and protection from every form of abuse, Children’s Rights...
View ArticleEurostat: Nine in ten children in Cyprus received preschool care in 2023
In 2023, 86.6 per cent of children in Cyprus aged between three years and the minimum compulsory school age received formal childcare or education for at least 25 hours per week, compared to 68 per...
View ArticleHow to be more present with your kids this holiday season
Julia Felton, Michigan State University and Crystal Cederna, Michigan State University Holidays are often depicted as picture-perfect moments: families blissfully united around a table filled with...
View ArticleStudy: majority of Cypriot children in two-car families, extensive screen use
More than 90 per cent of fathers, and more than 80 per cent of mothers in Cyprus work while more than three quarter of children on the island come from families owning two or more cars, a new study...
View ArticleeDea electronic registration system successfully launched
The education ministry announced on Thursday that the electronic administration system eDea has been successfully implemented, with a significant number of parents and guardians already using it to...
View ArticleSelfish or selfless? Anti-natalists are going child-free to protect the kids...
Jack Jiang, The New School In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting sales about 1,000% higher...
View ArticleOvercrowded schools in Ayia Napa raise concerns among parents
The Antonis Tsokkos primary school in Ayia Napa is grappling with severe overcrowding, as nearly 200 of its 360 pupils are non-native Greek speakers from 24 countries. This challenge was highlighted...
View ArticleChildren with one Cypriot parent denied citizenship, MPs demand answers
Children born in Cyprus to one Cypriot parent and the other from a third country are being denied Cypriot citizenship and complaints have spurred the House human rights committee to demand answers from...
View ArticleHealth officials urge vaccination after measles outbreak in nursery
Four cases of measles have been reported in infants attending the same nursery, with all currently receiving treatment in the hospital. The infants, aged 17, 16, 14, and 13 months, had not been...
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