The President of Malta Dr George Abela, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Malta Community Chest Fund, was in London together with his wife Margaret as Deputy Chairperson, to visit Government of Malta sponsored patients receiving treatment in the UK, who are also supported financially by the Malta Community Chest Fund.

Accompanied by his staff from the Malta Community Chest Fund and L-Istrina Production Team, the President visited Great Ormond Street Hospital, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital, the Royal Marsden Hospital, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Capio Nightingale Hospital.

President George Abela and his delegation also called on patients staying at the accommodation in Sutton owned by Puttinu Cares Children’s Cancer Support Group, as well as the Augustinian Sisters, Ursuline Sisters, Franciscan Sisters and Franciscan Fathers.

The President and Mrs Abela were staying with the Franciscan nuns in Victoria, where Maltese patients and their relatives who are sent to London for treatment are mainly housed.

On one evening, the President held a reception at the Corinthia Hotel London to which he invited a number of leading doctors and consultants from various UK centres of medical excellence, who treat Maltese medical patients.

Throughout his visit in the UK, the President of Malta thanked the Malta High Commission; medical staff, doctors and consultants at hospitals; and the Sisters and Fathers for their significant assistance and contribution in ensuring Maltese patients and their relatives receive the best possible care during their UK stay.

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