An agreement has been reached between the health ministry and the Queen Mary University of London, for the opening of a medical school in Malta in a bid to brand the island internationally within the medical sector.

The agreement will see the opening of a campus of the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, which is the medical and dental school of Queen Mary University of London.

This was announced by Health minister Godfrey Farrugia during a public consultation meeting held this evening at Mater Dei Hospital.

This was the second meeting in a series called Gvern li Jisma, launched six months after the first series of public meetings with ministers held at Castille.

Speaking about the Gozo hospital, Dr Farrugia said that when he first visited the place, he discovered that for every employee at Mater Dei Hospital, there were 9.3 workers at the Gozitan Hospital.

He said the chemotherapy service will start being offering in Gozo from tomorrow.

ADDOLORATA CEMETERY EXTENSION

The minister said an application was being presented to Mepa for an extension of Addolorata Cemetery by 2,400 tombs.

Dr Farrugia also spoke about services at the anticoagulant clinic. He said that more than 300 people go to the MDH or health centres every day for blood tests with the latter being given results three days later. All the patients would now be going to health centres and they would be given results immediately.