The president of the Medical Association Dr.Martin Balzan yesterday accompanied Dr. Ole Bakke president of the Standing committee of European doctors(CPME) to a meeting with Dr. Roberta Metsola president of the European parliament on the Health workforce crisis, where the position of CPME was explained.

In a statement the MAM said that an afternoon presentation was also held at the European parliament highlighting the various aspects of the problems being faced and possible solutions at national and European level in an event organised the EPP.

Dr. Balzan was also one of the select panel of experts invited to speak in particular the various policies adopted in Malta during his tenure as president of the MAM and how Malta changed from being one of the countries with the least number of doctors to one which has one of the largest per capita number of doctors and specialists in Europe.

Dr. Balzan in 2024 was nominated by the presidents of all 8 European associations representing medical doctors to chair a group develop a joint policy for all organisations on possible solutions at European level for the health workforce problems. This policy was eventually adopted by all European organsastions last January, the MAM said.

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