Italy agrees to treat Maltese patients

Edward Azzopardi

Dec 27th 2009, 11:34

Health Parliamentary Secretary Joe Cassar showed Dr Fazio around Mater Dei Hospital of which we are proud. But in my opinion he should have taken him to Sir Pual Boffa Hospital.

Edward Azzopardi

Dec 27th 2009, 11:24

First I of all I agree with H. Galea and join him with his own words:- Well Done, Hon. Dalli, He who does not want to work, dump them. Almost two years ago a member of my family made an operation in Milan in very good hospital because I can assure you ,that you can trust italian hospitals and not as one said only British hospitals are great. you can have problems anywhere in the world.
One word I wish to express to the Health Parliamentary Secretary Joe Cassar that is nice to be seen on TV for such good agreements between two countries but it would have been far better if two years ago you might have listened to what we came over to tell you of what we had been offered to help the Maltese people by Italian specialists instead of being ignored for this might have started two years ago But!!!!!!!

Clive Aquilina Spagnol

Dec 27th 2009, 09:11

I liked particularly the point whereby it is stated that Italy will help Malta in the organisation of the health system...no need to elaborate much on this...go to Italy and see the disorder throughout for yourself. This is not a matter of reputation but of facts.

My belief is that this collaboration agreement has been agreed more due to financial reasons rather than where we Maltese can get the best treatment; it gets cheaper to treat patients in Italy than in UK, it's very simple... Italy is closer to Malta and health services fees are cheaper than those in UK. As to quality but...soon we will have an answer!

wally vella-zarb

Dec 26th 2009, 18:53

Private hospitals in England (e.g. Cromwell) are OK but very expensive. Public ones (e.g. King's and other NHS) are generally worse than St Luke's. But reputations seem to die hard on this island... In any case, the best health service in Europe is arguably the French.

Vanessa Grech

Dec 26th 2009, 15:41

I have been living in Italy (Rome) for the last 8 years and I can only say good things about the health system here. Obviously not everything is perfect but perfectness does not exist in any part of the world.

Brigitte Fox

Dec 26th 2009, 00:32

A better deal or agreement would a have been far better with the British Health system as oppose to the Italian system, just my opinion as a Britain residing in Gozo.

Mark Agius

Dec 25th 2009, 09:02

With all due respect to Mr. Dalli's efforts, after the repeated hospital scandals in the Italian news, and having been inside an Italian hospital, I trust British hospitals more than I trust Italian hospitals.

H Galea

Dec 24th 2009, 20:03

Well Done, Hon. Dalli, He who does not want to work, dump them.

Claire Busuttil

Dec 24th 2009, 15:47

Well with Italy`s malasanita, this is not such a great news ppl!!!

Stephen Farrugia- Sliema

Dec 24th 2009, 13:36

@ Micallef

Another person that thinks it is normal to be safe. Without security, your country will be taken and you would end up on a hospital ship, on your way to Italy. As a refugee.

Stephen Farrugia - Rightwing

Miguel Micallef

Dec 24th 2009, 12:39

That's the world's main problem - the military and other horrible things taking precedence over health and other serious issues.

Stephen Farrugia- Sliema

Dec 24th 2009, 10:38

Any agreement with Italy is welcome but our military agreement is our most important because we need it for our and their national security.
Malta should have a special relationship status with Italy , just like that between England and the USA.

Stephen Farrugia - Rightwing