Malta’s first complementary and integrated medicine centre is set to open in November.

Biovalley, located in Burmarrad and forming part of the Saint James Hospital Group, will be combining a conventional clinic – including dentistry and ophthalmic services – with a wellbeing centre offering a list of complementary therapies. The environment is pleasing to the eye and invites a sense of relaxation, with the walls painted in muted tones and decorated with soft carpets and lit candles.

While the centre will be open to everyone, coordinator Betty Lee hopes to have a one stop shop for cancer patients, especially breast cancer patients, which will sell wigs, external breast prosthesis, specially designed bras and swimwear and chemical-free make-up. Biovalley will also incorporate a phytopharmacy, which is essentially a pharmacy for natural, plant-based remedies.

Ms Lee said tireless breast cancer activist Helen Muscat, who passed away in October, was constantly on her mind as she coordinated work on the centre. 

“When she became terminally ill, she wanted to have complementary therapies that made her feel good and in an environment which resembled more of a home or a boutique hotel rather than a hospital.”

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