AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHealth Cooperation: Malta and Turkey are looking to strengthen health-service collaboration, with discussions covering staff training, innovation and sharing clinical experience during a Turkish delegation’s visit to Gozo General Hospital. Children’s Mental Health: The Blossom Project provided psychosocial support to 929 students across 15 state schools last year; more than half of the children supported showed improvement. Heat Risks: Malta recorded Europe’s highest standardised rate of heat-related deaths this summer, at 716 per million, as a study estimated more than 50,000 deaths across European cities and linked about two-thirds to climate change. Emergency Care in Gozo: A new hospital helipad cuts around 10 minutes from transfers to Mater Dei; 130 patients needed emergency helicopter transfers from Gozo in 2025. Cancer Survivors’ Rights: Malta has adopted a law protecting cancer survivors from financial discrimination, part of a wider European push for consistent protections after treatment.
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