AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHeatwave Toll: Twenty people died after Malta’s July heatwave; 179 people attended hospital emergency departments and 89 were admitted. All those who died had underlying health conditions. Winter Vaccines: Malta’s free seasonal campaign offers eligible people vaccines against influenza, COVID-19 and pneumococcal disease through health centres and other providers. Mental Health Medicines: Two mental health medicines are set to become available free of charge, while the EU medicines regulator reviews Deanxit after reports of serious neurological and psychiatric side effects. Hospital Services: A review has halted an €8 million emergency outsourcing scheme after it reportedly made little difference to Mater Dei overcrowding. Separately, all three bids for a new hospital project exceeded its €1.3 billion budget.
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