AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHospital catering dispute: Steward Malta has been ordered to pay €154,072.18 for unpaid hospital meals, with the court rejecting its defences and citing debts covering Karin Grech Hospital and Gozo General Hospital. Violence against women: Malta Women’s Lobby is calling for urgent action after the second femicide case prosecuted in about six weeks, pointing to gaps flagged by GREVIO including victim protection, perpetrator accountability, specialist services, training, risk assessment and data. Reproductive health policy: A new study says abortion access is expanding across Europe, with Malta and Poland still the biggest outliers where it’s allowed only in narrow circumstances. Mental health & AI: A large JAMA Pediatrics study links affective generative AI use in youth with mental health problems, raising questions about when AI becomes an emotional refuge. ADHD awareness: “Framed in focus: ADHD women” opens in Valletta, featuring lived-experience photography and a partnership between the University of Malta and ADHD Malta. Pandemic preparedness: Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ian Borg tells the UN Malta backs practical, flexible pandemic planning for small states, stressing system strengthening and international cooperation.
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