Malta has a tax-based national health system that provides nearly universal access to its citizens, with significant out-of-pocket spending accounting for 30% of total health expenditure in 2021. The country is focused on enhancing healthcare infrastructure and digital health services following the COVID-19 pandemic, while addressing chronic diseases through various strategic frameworks and investments.
Malta: health system summary 2024
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Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Stefan Buttigieg, Neville Calleja, Sherry Merkur, Rebecca Forman, Nicole Mauer, Alexia Bezzina, Kenneth Grech, Karen Vincenti, Malta: health system summary 2024, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 11 Dec 2024
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25 Jan 2025
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Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Stefan Buttigieg, Neville Calleja, Sherry Merkur, Rebecca Forman, Nicole Mauer, Alexia Bezzina, Kenneth Grech, Karen Vincenti, Malta: health system summary 2024, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 11 Dec 2024