A new PN government will focus on the physical and mental health sector and ensure the highest quality of services for the public, said Opposition Leader Bernard Grech, addressing a political rally in Mdina on Friday.

“The PN will give due importance to the prevention and cure of diabetic patients, with an emphasis to provide the Continuous Glucose Monitors for all type one diabetic patients, and not regard it as a pilot project,” Grech said. He added that monitoring strips will also be provided free of charge, as well as ensuring the increase in innovative medicines in the government’s formulary and provide it free of charge.

Grech also said that a PN government will reduce fees faced by coeliac persons by quadrupling the government assistance given, which is currently €45 monthly, to €180 monthly, to buy products and ingredients which have proven to be more expensive.

A new PN government will invest in the strengthening of resources and apparatus for patients who suffer from conditions which will be considered as chronic, such as multiple sclerosis, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia, as well as those who need access of services from a pain clinic, Grech said.

Grech said that a PN government will increase financial aid for therapy for children with physical and mental disabilities, as well as ensure medicines needed for children with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia, is readily provided. He said that a PN government seeks to aid children and parents with these difficulties adapt better to life.

“We will also adapt the education system so that these children have less difficulties in schools,” Grech said.

Grech said that the costings for the PN’s electoral program will be released in the PN’s own time. He said that the PN has long been proposing several initiatives which the PL ridiculed in the past but are now implementing into the PL’s electoral program.

Grech said that the PL’s electoral programme clearly shows that Prime Minister Robert Abela has no idea on what his vision is for the country.