Festa ta' Ferh – Feast of Joy, took place on Sunday at the Gozo General Hospital. This event was held on the initiative of a number of workers from the blood donation department, Out Patients and Health Promotion unit within the hospital, in order to encourage blood donations.
Nadine Delicata, the CEO of Gozo General Hospital, thanked the organisers for their initiative and making it such a success. She said that it was a Feast of Joy in the proper sense of the word, with an amazing 40 bags of blood donated on the day, a priceless gift for Christmas.
There was a day of activities organised with Christmas in mind, all of which were enjoyed by patients at the hospital, family, employees and the general public.
The day started with a Pontifical Mass in the chapel of the hospital by Mgr. Mario Grech, Bishop of Gozo, which was broadcast live on TVM.
There was then a programme of Christmas music and entertainment at the hospital entrance, as well as around the wards. This was accompanied by Father Christmas, who distributed sweets and gifts to all patients throughout the hospital.
Photographs: Gozo General Hospital