Wirt Ghawdex will be holding the first lecture of 2015, which will be held next Friday, the 16th of January, at Santa Cecilia Chapel, starting at 6.30pm. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Mario Saliba.

The lecture, which will be in English, is entitled “Polio Epidemic in Gozo – Exposing War Secrets,” will recount the polio epidemic of 1942-43 in the Maltese islands and in particular its spread in Gozo. This epidemic was not simply a medical issue but a matter of concern to the British Government and secret documents about the epidemic will be revealed for the first time.

Dr. Mario Saliba studied at the Gozo Lyceum and the University of Malta graduating MD in 1982. In 1990 he underwent post graduate training in Hyperbaric Medicine and Diving Medicine at the National Hyperbaric Unit in Aberdeen, Scotland.

In 2009 he finished a Masters in Family Medicine at the University of Malta. He is a clinical tutor and examiner in the department of Family Medicine at the University of Malta.

He practices as a General Practitioner, and works as a Hyperbaric Physician at the Gozo General Hospital. He is a Member of the Malta College of Family Doctors and a Sport Diving Medical Referee.

The lecture is open to the general public and requests for seat reservations can be made on info@wirtghawdex.org or by calling 21562666

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