January 2025 On Sunday, 26 January 2025, Pyrga Primary School was transformed into a health station, thanks to the efforts of 18 medical student volunteers. Under the supervision of Prof Zoi Dorothea Pana, the students organised a community health initiative offering free blood pressure, glucose, and BMI measurements, as part of the mobile clinic [...]
Supporting the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society with 240+ health screenings performed December 2024 The Mobile Clinic played a significant role in the fundraising event at the Christmas Fiesta on Saturday, 7 December 2024, supporting the Anti-Cancer Society. In this Inter-Professional Learning (IPL) activity, nursing and medical students worked collaboratively to perform blood pressure and [...]
On a wet and cloudy day, Sunday 10 November, the Medical School's mobile clinic visited Agros village. The weather added an unusual charm to the day as the team prepared to offer essential health services. A team of 18 medical student volunteers, under the guidance of Drs Danagra Ikossi and Sotiris Dimosthenous, set up [...]
12 November 2024 UNIC’s Medical School Mobile Clinic (MC) is making a real difference in public health by bringing essential services to rural areas in Cyprus. Each year, the MC undertakes about 15 expeditions, with three to four dedicated to cardiovascular screenings, vital for early detection of serious heart conditions, providing crucial support to [...]
16 February 2024 The Mobile Clinic in collaboration with the Student Affairs Department, the Medical Centre, the AIDS Solidarity Movement, and the Cy Checkpoint, organised a STI testing day on Wednesday, 14 February 2024. Twenty medical student volunteers, along with volunteers from the AIDS Solidarity Movement and Community Health Workers from the Cy Checkpoint, [...]
23 January 2024 Last Sunday, 21 January 2024, the Medical School, in collaboration with Pantheo Eye Center, embarked on a mission of vision and care. The destination was Doros village, nestled in the mountains of the Limassol district. The mission was to provide comprehensive eye examinations to the villagers, many of whom had limited [...]
06 December 2023 Just like every year, the Mobile Clinic once again participated in the Christmas Fiesta fundraising event, organised by the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society. This event was held on Saturday, 2 December 2023, at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus head office in Nicosia. This Mobile Clinic expedition served as an Inter-Professional Learning (IPL) [...]
28 November 2023 On Sunday, 26 November 2023, the Mobile Clinic joined forces with the Cy Checkpoint (Testing and Prevention Centre for HIV and Sexual Transmitted Infections by the AIDS Solidarity Movement) and offered anonymous, rapid and free HIV/syphilis screening tests at Eleftheria square, in the old centre of Nicosia. Sixteen medical student volunteers, [...]
17 November 2023 On Sunday, 12 November 2023, our Mobile Clinic embarked on a community outreach in the village of Anarita, located in the Paphos district. This event saw the participation of twenty volunteer medical students, who were supervised by Professor of Cardiology Joseph Moutiris. Our team successfully conducted free health screenings, including electrocardiograms, [...]
24 October 2023 On Saturday, 21 October 2023, the Mobile Clinic visited Ormideia village, located in the Larnaca District. Fourteen medical student volunteers put their clinical skills into practice and provided Blood Pressure, Glucose and Body Mass Index measurements to the residents of Ormideia and the neighbouring communities. The expedition took place at the newly established UNIC Medical [...]
The Medical School’s Mobile Clinic, concluded its highly successful year by participating in the Cyprus Pride festival on Saturday, 27 May 2023. This event witnessed the collaborative efforts of the Mobile Clinic team, Cy Checkpoint, and the AIDS Solidarity Movement, as they conducted 128 HIV and Syphilis tests. The Mobile Clinic's participation in the [...]
On Sunday 07 May 2023, the Mobile Clinic travelled to Episkopi village, in the district of Limassol, to participate in the 6th Citrus Tree Festival. The festival was organized by the NGO 'ΕπιΔραση' and the Episkopi Community Council. This provided the attending student volunteers with an opportunity to offer medical services to the visitors [...]
On Sunday, 26 March 2023, the Mobile Clinic travelled to Pedoulas village in the district of Nicosia, situated on the northern flanks of the Troodos mountains at an altitude of 1,100 metres. Nineteen medical students, under the supervision of Clinical Associate Professor and Graduate Entry MD Programme Director, Danagra Ikossi, performed free diagnostic tests [...]
On Sunday, 5 March 2023, the Mobile Clinic travelled to the village of Kouklia in the district of Paphos. Twelve medical students, under the supervision of Professor of Cadiology Joseph Moutiris, performed free electrocardiogrammes (ECGs) on 48 patients. "It [...]
On Monday, 13 February 2023, on the occasion of the International Condom Day, the UNIC Department of Student Affairs, the Mobile Clinic, and the Medical Centre, in collaboration with the AIDS Solidarity Movement Cyprus, organised a Sexual Health event on campus. The participants had the opportunity to learn more about safer sexual practices, including [...]
On Saturday, 11 February 2023, the Medical School Mobile Clinic travelled to the beautiful village of Koilani in the district of Limassol. In collaboration with Pantheo Eye Centre, and supported by the Community Board of Koilani, the team of ophthalmologists and student volunteers performed free ophthalmological examinations to the local population. [...]
The first Mobile Clinic Expedition of 2023 took place in Deryneia on Sunday, 29 January 2023. Seventeen medical student volunteers, supervised by Clinical Associate Professor Danagra Ikossi, had the opportunity to perform blood pressure and glucose tests to the local population between 10am to 1pm at the Municipality's Multifunctional Centre. This is the fifth [...]
