Malta
Malta is situated by the Mediterranean Sea and is located south of Italy and north of Libya. In 2012, the Ministry of Health in Malta initiated development of a national health system strategy for 2013–2020 (NHSS) in order to meet the many challenges facing the health system in Malta. These challenges include an ageing population, growing burden of noncommunicable and chronic diseases and environmental changes.
WHO-Malta Country cooperation strategy: 2022-2026Top story
Regional Director signs country cooperation strategy in Malta, and discusses action on affordable new medicines
“This lifts collaboration between WHO and Malta to a whole new strategic level,” was the conclusion of Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, after a round of high-level meetings and the signing of a 5-year Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) in Malta last week.
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Ministry of health
Ministry for Health
Palazzo Castellania
Merchants Street
Valletta VLT 2000
http://www.health.gov.mt
Publications
Building resilience: a key pillar of Health 2020 and the Sustainable Development Goals – Examples from the WHO Small Countries Initiative
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Road safety: personal stories
Kaja Kobal’s story: “That morning I was forced to grow up”
More personal stories
Multimedia
Message of support from the President of Malta: Roads with stories
Learn more about World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsSmall countries initiative
The Small countries initiative is a network of 11 Member States in the WHO European Region with populations of 2 million or less. The Initiative has acted as a laboratory for innovation and a collaborative platform.
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