Is a Measles Epidemic Likely in North Cyprus?

Is a Measles Epidemic Likely in North Cyprus?

Ninety-five per cent of a population must be vaccinated against measles in order that a ‘herd immunity’ can be established in order to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly virus. Finding out whether a vaccination programme in North Cyprus has reached anywhere near that level is difficult to discover but in the south […]

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Pauline Read - Goodbye To Agile

Pauline Read - Goodbye To Agile

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

For those of you who are not already aware, my Agile Chris passed away on 25th May 2016. Cancer achieved what Akfinans Bank Limited failed to.

I will never forget the reason he was called Agile, a nickname given him in a comment on Cyprus 44 that stuck. For those who do […]

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Swine Flu Outbreak in North Cyprus - Five Cases Reported

Swine Flu Outbreak in North Cyprus - Five Cases Reported

According to the Yeni Duzen newspaper (18.01.16) under the heading “There are five flu cases but there is no danger”, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Omer Gur, announced that five people had been diagnosed with the symptoms of the H1N1 virus, also known as Swine Flu.

He explained that the government had […]

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