AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTreatment Abroad: President Myriam Spiteri Debono visited a three-year-old Maltese girl receiving specialist care in London. The government says it will extend support to cover an adult accompanying another adult receiving treatment overseas; about 40 Maltese patients are currently being treated in the UK. Healthcare Spending: Malta’s social protection benefits amounted to 13.8% of GDP in 2025, among the EU’s lowest shares. Across the bloc, sickness and healthcare made up 30% of social protection spending. Healthcare Pressures: The Nationalist Party says long waits and staff shortages remain unresolved, and renewed calls for a mental health hospital and wider access to cancer treatments. EU Health Plans: The European Commission’s 2027 agenda includes an AI blueprint for health and initiatives on care and heat preparedness, but no new health laws.
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