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Campaign to check safety of children’s clothes
In the run up to the start of the new school year the Consumer Protection Service announced on Monday that it will carry out inspections on the safety of children’s clothes at 170 points around the...
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Almost half of children in Cyprus classed as obese
Cyprus is among the countries with the highest rates of childhood obesity in the EU, MPs heard on Thursday during a session of the House health committee. They were told that in 2021, some 49 per cent...
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Police call on parents to ensure children’s safety in vehicles
Police on Thursday reiterated calls to parents over child safety in cars following a Limassol accident that led to the hospitalisation of a 7-year-old child who was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt....
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Sex education needed to help protect children from abuse
Sex education needs to have a place in teaching as part of a broader government strategy to protect children from sexual abuse, children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou said on Friday. Marking...
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Children right to be angry with adults for state of world says Commissioner
Despite the progress achieved, children’s unhindered access to their rights remains an open challenge, Children’s Comissioner Despo Michaelidou said on Sunday, International Children’s Rights Day....
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Health ministry issues Strep A advice after rise in EU cases
The health ministry on Thursday published information on Streptococcus type A infection in light of recent child deaths in the UK, but clarified that similar incidents have not yet been identified in...
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Preserving the tradition of handwritten Christmas letters
Remember the days when people used to avidly send Christmas cards and postcards to friends and relatives? Pen on paper, stamps from the post office and wishes from the heart – for many this is but a...
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Okypy ‘doing all it can’ to tackle increased child hospital admissions
The state health services Okypy is doing everything possible to tackle the increasing number of children in hospital during the winter period, it said on Friday. There are five paediatric clinics...
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Police swim to raise money for children with cancer
Police’s underwater demolition team swam 1.5 kilometres on Saturday as part of an event to support children with cancer. Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou kicked off the event. Participants swam in...
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President calls on children to keep hope alive
The children of Rizokarpaso keep alive the hope that one day they will be able to live there as free citizens, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday during the annual lunch hosted at the...
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Child aged 8 being treated for Strep A
An eight-year-old is being treated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia after she was found to have a Strep A infection. According to Politis, the girl was taken to the hospital in bad shape on Tuesday and...
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Education is empowerment says NGO Hope For Children
Education must be prioritised against the backdrop of economic recession, Hope For Children CRC Policy Centre said on Tuesday. About 123 million young people aged 15 to 24 world-wide lack basic...
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Number of children reporting sexual abuse remains high says HFC
Despite efforts to combat it, the number of children referred for investigation of sexual abuse has remained consistently high for the past two years, with over 400 cases reported annually, Hope For...
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Bikers on annual charity ride converge on Ayia Napa
Bikers converged on Ayia Napa Sunday morning as part of the 23rd annual ‘Ride of Love’ for children with cancer and the organisation ‘A Dream A Wish’. Ayia Napa deputy mayor Antonis Christou took part...
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High rate of respiratory illnesses in children this winter, says expert
The “very serious restrictions” imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic may have had unintended consequences which explain the unusually high rate of respiratory illnesses in children this winter,...
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Shriners in Cyprus to help kids with prosthetics
The director of the prosthetics and orthopaedics department from Shriners Hospital travelled to Cyprus over the last four days to provide specialised care, an announcement from the George and Thelma...
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Mother of ten calls on state to support large families
A mother of ten and grandmother of 23 said she wanted as many children as God wished to send her but that the state can do more to support large families. “Even though I was a good student I decided...
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Children’s support group issues SOS over preventing abuse
Hope for Children group doing a sterling job of supporting abused minors Cyprus, where at least one in four children is believed to have been sexually abused, needs to invest more in effective...
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Children bring superheroes to life through art at Larnaca airport
A group of children animated the characters of Batman, Minnie Mouse, Frozen, Spiderman, and various other beloved children’s heroes, transforming a section of the parking area at Larnaca airport on...
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Children’s health awareness campaign launched
Health Minister Popi Kanari unveiled a new children’s health awareness campaign on Tuesday called the Children’s Protection Shield. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the impact of the...
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