{"id":987501981,"date":"2023-02-03T08:19:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T07:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/country\/malta\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:37:36","slug":"malta","status":"publish","type":"country","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/countries\/malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]According to the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies\u2019 report, Malta: Health System Summary, 2024, Malta\u2019s health care system is a tax-based system that offers universal coverage with a broad range of services that are free at the point of use. Maltese citizens and residents (including immigrants, asylum seekers and foreign workers with regular work permits) are guaranteed health coverage under the country\u2019s social security legislation. The system is mixed, with the private sector playing a complementary role in service provision.[1]<\/a><\/sup>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 2 ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n

Malta: Health System Summary, 2024 also explains that the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing is the main actor responsible for the governance, regulation, planning, provision and standards of health services. The National Health Systems Strategy 2023\u20132030, along with other national public health strategies, provides direction and set priorities in relation to population needs. Recent political changes have led to the extension of the strategy to 2033, wherein Malta will focus on the modernization and expansion of secondary and tertiary health infrastructure.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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According to the Global Health Expenditure Database, in 2022, current health expenditure per capita in Malta was US$ 3353, representing 9.5% of GDP. Health expenditure from public sources accounted for 67% of health spending while out-of-pocket (OOP) spending accounted for 30% and voluntary health insurance for 3%. High OOP spending is largely driven by spending on private primary and outpatient specialist care and on medicines. Despite relatively high OOP payments, Malta records one of the lowest levels of unmet needs for medical care.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 4 ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Malta is experiencing a rising incidence<\/a> of communicable (HIV and other sexually transmitted infections) and noncommunicable diseases (prostate cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, type 1 diabetes (in children), hypertension and elevated cholesterol). Despite the high and increasing incidence, Malta has registered significant improvements in the five-year survival rates for several cancers.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Malta: Health System Summary, 2024<\/i> further remarks that the country has made notable strides in health outcomes, with high life expectancy, low preventable mortality rates and strong political commitment to addressing issues like obesity and alcohol-related harm, but challenges persist. According to the summary, Malta needs to devise strategies for expanding capacity to meet growing demands, integrating care and ensuring financial sustainability and efficiency to adapt to an increasingly diverse population.[2]<\/a><\/sup>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 9 – Footnotes” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_main_element=”a{color:#4c7e96 }” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n

References<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1]<\/span> Azzopardi-Muscat N, Buttigieg S, Calleja N, Merkur S, Forman R, Mauer N, Bezzina A, Grech K, Vincenti K. Malta: Health System Summary, 2024. Copenhagen: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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[2]<\/span> Azzopardi-Muscat, Malta<\/span><\/p>\n

[3]<\/span> World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database, Indicators and Data<\/a> (choose country) <\/span><\/p>\n

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