Podiatry screening to be extended to all government schools

Plans to eventually extend the service to all schools

April 8, 2024| Times of Malta 1 min read
The health and education ministers look on as a schoolboy has his feet screened. DOI photo. The health and education ministers look on as a schoolboy has his feet screened. DOI photo.

Podiatry screening of schoolchildren is being extended to all government schools following a successful pilot project earlier this year, Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela said on Monday.

Speaking during a visit to a government school in Sliema, the minister underlined the importance of screening children's feet for early detection and treatment of any problems.

The pilot project screened the feet of 235 pupils aged six and seven. 24 were subsequently referred to the Podopaediatrics Clinic in Birkirkara for further investigation. 

Abela said he looked forward to the screening service being extended to church and independent schools.  

The minister was accompanied on his visit by Education Minister Clifton Grima. 

  

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