As of Monday, about 15,000 residents in Marsaskala will be able to access primary health services in Marsaskala itself. This clinic was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Chris Fearne and Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities Alex Muscat.
In addition to the services of a doctor and nurse, podiatry, physiotherapy, speech and language pathology and blood sampling services will also be offered at this clinic.
Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne said that this is one of 17 clinics opened around Malta and Gozo in the last two years. “We are committed to having a community health clinic in every town and village in our country with some of them such as Tarxien, Ta ‘Ġiorni and Ħamrun being able to start operating in the coming weeks,” he said. the Deputy Prime Minister.
He recalled that even during his visit to our country last week, the Director for the European Region of the World Health Organization, Hans Kluge, praised the commitment of the health service in our country, including the accessibility in communities to health services.
Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities Alex Muscat said that through this investment not only will services in this community health center now be increased, but also the patients as well as staff will have a more modern and comfortable environment in this clinic. A total investment of € 10 million in investment in primary health care, directly in our communities, investment in our health and people.
