Medical students rally against privatisation of public healthcare

Medical students rally against privatization of public healthcare. “‘Patients not Profit' held a demonstration in Valletta this afternoon against the trend towards privatizing Malta's healthcare system. The group said the activity was aimed at raising awareness about what taxpayer's money is actually being used on. Matthew Drake, a fifth-year medical student, called for transparency especially when dealing with healthcare issues. ‘The health service should be patient-centric, not aimed at making profits,’ Drake said, adding that ‘expanding Malta's healthcare services shouldn't have been speeded up by renting out three hospitals to a commercial company.’ Vitals Global Healthcare has taken over the Gozo General Hospital, St Luke's Hospital and Karin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital.”