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Malta

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Online HiT With modifications since publication of printed version 1. Introduction 1.1 Geography and sociodemography 1.2 Economic context 1.3 Political context 1.4 Health status 2. Organization and governance 2.1 Overview of the health system 2.2 Historical background 2.3 Organization 2.4 Decentralization and centralization 2.5 Planning 2.6 Intersectorality 2.7 Health information management 2.8 Regulation 2.9 Patient empowerment 3. Financing 3.1 Health expenditure 3.2 Sources of revenue and financial flows 3.3 Overview of the statutory financing system 3.4 Out of pocket payments 3.5 Voluntary health insurance 3.6 Other financing 3.7 Payment mechanisms 4. Physical and human resources 4.1 Physical resources 4.2 Human resources 5. Provision of services 5.1 Public health 5.2 Patient pathways 5.3 Primary / ambulatory care 5.4 Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care 5.5 Emergency care 5.6 Pharmaceutical care 5.7 Rehabilitation / intermediate care 5.8 Long term care 5.9 Services for informal carers 5.10 Palliative care 5.11 Mental health care 5.12 Dental care 5.13 Complementary and alternative medicine 5.14 Health services for specific populations 6. Principal health reforms 6.1 Analysis of recent reforms 6.2 Future developments 7. Assessment of the health system 7.1 Stated objectives of the health system 7.2 Financial protection and equity in financing 7.3 User experience and equity of access to health care 7.4 Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care 7.5 Health system efficiency 7.6 Transparency and accountability 8. Conclusions 8. Conclusions

Reform log

31 August 2016 - Patient Charter issued for ConsultationRead more 06 April 2015 - Public private partnerships for hospital developmentRead more 04 March 2015 - A Bill to reduce obesity in MaltaRead more 04 March 2015 - National Health Systems Strategy - Final version adoptedRead more

Health policy updates

Food and Nutrition Action Plan for 2015-2020 published 04/03/2015 Diabetes: A National Public Health Priority published 03/03/2015 A National Health Systems Strategy for Malta 2014-2020: Securing our Health System for Future Generations published 18/03/2014

HiT Profile Malta

Vol. 19 No. 1 2017: This is the latest published version of the health systems in transition profile (HiT) for Malta written by Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Stefan Buttigieg, Neville Calleja, Sherry Merkur. Download HiT full version

HSPM members for Malta University of Malta, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Services Management

Contributors Authors: Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Sandra Buttigieg, Kenneth Grech. Editors: Sherry Merkur

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