Dr Constantine Fragkoulakis, Head Radiologist Doctor of YGIA Polyclinic Breast Center, invited to PLUS TV and Mrs. Christiana Stavrou, talks about breast cancer, diagnostic methods and prevention, symptoms and possible treatments. Dr Fragkoulakis is a graduate of the Sheffield University (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) with a Master's Degree from Oxford University with distinction. He has worked for several years in the UK, where he has acquired his vast experience and specialization in breast imaging, stereotactic intervention and tomosynthesis.

Acceptance of it as a fact does not resolve anything. Silently tracking victims doesn't help. Staying in silence is the same as being an accomplice. YGIA Polyclinic's nursing and medical staff is adequately trained and able to recognize such incidents and be able to follow their respective reporting protocols to the Authorities, with full respect to the victims of violence , to medical privacy and to the Organization's principles.

Dr Marinos Charalambous, Interventional Cardiologist of YGIA Polyclinic, resolves all queries about Coronary Artery Disease, during his detailed interview to Brief. https://www.brief.com.cy/etairika-nea/stefaniaia-nosos-mythoi-prolipsi-kindynoi-kai-therapeies

YGIA Polyclinic supports the Prostate Cancer awareness event organized by Ypsonas Municipality, offering a free blood test for the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PSA) to 50 people. The event is organized, in the frames of MOVEMBER Awareness Campaign, on 24/11/2022 at 18:00 at Ypsonas Town Hall. The Associate Doctor of YGIA Polyclinic, Dr. Chryssanthos Kouriefs will be there to inform the public on key issues regarding prostate cancer, the importance of prevention, as well as methods of diagnosis and treatment.

November 17th has been established as World Prematurity Day With this year's message being: 'The parent's hug: a powerful cure. Facilitate skin-to-skin contact from the moment of birth", YGIA Polyclinic has every reason to celebrate twice this day. Having adopted the conditions that will make YGIA Polyclinic the first "Baby Friendly" Private Hospital in Cyprus, based on the joint declaration of the World Health Organization and UNICEF, YGIA Polyclinic, encourage new mothers welcome their babies, by facilitating the immediately after delivery skin to skin contact, in order to achieve the emotional contact between them. And all these, while being in a completely safe environment and surrounded by highly specialized and experience professional and staff, ready to support new parents and their babies in every step of their way.

YGIA Polyclinic has been one of the 3 GOLD Sponsors of the ABLEBOOK event, which aimed at raising awareness for a Society of equal opportunities and accessible for everyone. The event took place in Limassol Marina on the 23rd October from 15:00-18:00 with the participation of the following Associations: 1. Multiple Sclerosis Association 2. Cyprus Autism Association 3. ADD-ADHD Cyprus 4. P.O.A.A. Limassol 5. MDA Cyprus 6. I Exist (Yparho) – Training and Rehabilitation Center 7. ForPeople TM YGIA Polyclinic has been supporting people in need for the last 35 years, being always present in relevant initiatives.

HEALTHY WORKPLACES - LIGHTEN THE LOAD Having this as the core message, the awareness campaign is focused on the following priority areas: - Chronic conditions - Future Generations - Prevention - Facts and figures - Psychosocial Risks - Sedentary Work - Telework - Worker Diversity YGIA Polyclinic, certified with ISO 45001:2018, has been implementing specific strategy aiming at the human resources' wellbeing in the workplace, ensuring, among many others, the existence of an occupational doctor available to employees, the availability of vaccines (flu, COVID-19, hepatitis, etc.), ergonomic spaces, with adequate ventilation and suitable natural and artificial lighting, office equipment suitable for maintaining the correct posture of the body, for the provision of free and at special prices laboratory and imaging examination tests to promote prevention, even for the possibility of working from home (telework), in the event of the employee's inability to be at work, as long as the nature of the work allows it. In addition, realizing the utmost importance of the sense of safety in the workplace, the Human Resources Department, in collaboration and with the support of the Management, have established and promoted an internal regulation concerning matters of decent and acceptable behavior, with detailed reference to the rigor of investigating any complaints of deviance, thus minimizing the possibility of incidents of bullying, as well as harassment of any kind. We support our people, because we believe that an organization can only grow and evolve alongside its people.

Our Radiologist doctors, Dr Cleopatra Lambrou and Dr Dimitrios Vassilakis, talk to journalist Loukas Spatharis and Cyprus Times about the difference between liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, the diagnostic examination of fibroscan, the great experience, specialization and knowhow combined with the state-of- the -art equipment in YGIA Polyclinic to perform the diagnosis, as well as the great importance of prevention and early detection in the case of liver diseases. https://cyprustimes.com/koinonia/egkairi-diagnosi-gia-pathiseis-ipatos-kai-thyreoeidoys-me-exoplismo-teleytaias-technologias-stin-polykliniki-ygeia/

Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by reduced bone mass (bone density), which increases the risk of fracture. One of the main causes of the disease is poor diet and lack of exercise. Osteoporosis mainly affects women with statistics showing that one out of three women over the age of 50 are affected by osteoporosis. The signs of osteoporosis appear before the age of 50 though, a fact which makes prevention imperative. YGIA Polyclinic on an effort to raise awareness and motivate women to include prevention in their lives, has designed Special Prevention Diagnostic Packages, combining Mammography, Breast Ultrasound and Osteoporosis check up. Contact the relevant Department at 25884650 and make an appointment!

DR MARINOS CHARALAMBOUS RESOLVES ALL QUERIES ABOUT INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Dr Marinos Charalambous, YGIA Polyclinic's Interventional Cardiologist, answers all queries about the meaning of inteventional cardiology, the procedures involved, the importance of the operation of a Cath Lab in a hospital that performs surgeries, the competitive advantages of Ygia Polyclinic's Cath lab and many more frequently asked questions to the Cyprus Times' journalist, Mr. Loukas Spatharis.

DR FRAGKOULAKIS, HEAD RADIOLOGIST DOCTOR OF YGIA POLYCLINIC TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION OCTOBER - BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH and the Head Radiologist Doctor of YGIA Polyclinic speaks about prevention, self-diagnosis and diagnostic examinations.