Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela announced to the Parliament of Malta that “in the coming weeks,” two brand new wards – with a combined capacity of 46 patients – will be opened in place of the current administration block inside Mater Dei Hospital. This space will provide a “sizeable area” for more patients to be cared for at the national hospital
The Ministry for Health and Active Ageing has launched the first National Suicide Prevention Strategy, which will guide the country's work in this area for the period 2026-2031. The strategy, prepared by the Mental Health Services, establishes a comprehensive framework of targeted actions to strengthen prevention, early and timely intervention, and
Mater Dei’s psychiatric unit will reopen in "the coming weeks", once new wards in the administration blocks are completed and can accept patients, the health Minister said on Tuesday. Speaking after the launch of Malta’s first national suicide prevention strategy, Minister Jo Etienne Abela was asked for an update on the planned psychiatric hospital