Cyprus hospital infection rate hits 13.8%, almost double the EU average

Nearly 14% of patients in Cypriot hospitals develop at least one healthcare-associated infection, almost double the European average, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported on Tuesday. The ECDC’s 2024 data puts Cyprus’s hospital infection rate at 13.8%, compared with an EU-wide average that the agency describes as significantly lower. Around 56% of […]

By Marilena Panayi