We took on the challenge of the past twelve months by refusing to accept that COVID-19 would stop us in our tracks.  And determination paid off.  Against all the odds, we have launched new...

One year ago we woke up to the news that the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Malta. We had seen it land in one neighbouring state after another hoping against hope that our islands might be...

Beyond any shadow of doubt, Covid-19 has, and is still having, a terrible effect on all aspects of our lives. And this impact is truly global and universal. Apart from the medical challenge, which has...

We are marking a year since the pandemic struck us - a challenge like no other that created hardships and heartbreak for so many. Not only did many families lose a loved one before their time, we were...

Remember last year and the whole saga of Covid-19 that came upon us like a bolt out of the blue? How could we possibly forget! Those were the days when we, the inhabitants of planet earth, arrogantly...

I'm pretty sure that you have heard about the private video, belonging to a young woman, that was leaked and shared without consent recently.  It is unfortunate that it is this type of content...

Rare diseases are not as rare as we may think they are. In Europe, around 30 million of our citizens are impacted by some 6000 different forms of rare disease - with several patients also present in...

The global response to COVID-19 has been defined by scientific research and innovation.  After the early work on understanding the virus and tracking the pandemic, new treatments and diagnostics,...

On a bright sunshine filled day in February 2009, I took the hands of my then four- and six-year-old children and we began to walk across a rather nondescript bridge in Selma, in the U.S. southern...

If we ever had any doubt that this strategy was not compiled as a consultative study with the key stakeholders (the authorities, the businesses and the local community) here it is. An introduction by...