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MGRM flags increase in syphilis cases, Malta has highest rate in Europe
2020 report finds 85 confirmed cases in Malta, making it highest rate per 100,000 population across Europe
12 March 2021, 8:10am
by Laura Calleja
The Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) has flagged an increased spread of syphilis among the public, citing reports from the Mater Dei genitourinary (GU) clinic.
“We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic presents a challenging time for all members of our community. As we strive to connect, we need to remain mindful of the importance of reducing physical contact to break the circuit and minimise the spread of COVID-19 and Sexual Transmitted Infections,” the NGO said.
MGRM concerned over replacement of specialised sexual health clinic with community services
MGRM says the genitourinary (GU) clinic is to be closed down and replaced by community clinics characterised by lack of training • Self-testing HIV kits temporally out of stock due Brexit
23 February 2021, 10:13am
by Laura Calleja
HIV patients who attend the GU clinic at Mater Dei Hospital have been told that services will be given in the community
The Malta Gay Rights Movement has raised concerns that Malta s genitourinary (GU) clinic is set to close and replaced with community clinics, where doctors will receive a one-day training session.
Joe Grima, an MGRM official, said the closure of the specialised clinic could potentially be in the next two weeks, however, the NGO was not informed of the sudden change.
Malta HIV patients forced to crowdsource medicine
The EU nation has said a delayed British shipment is causing the bottleneck. Rights groups retort that the government s laissez-faire approach is to blame.
The government has said people will get the medicine they need, NGOs aren t so sure
HIV patients in Malta have been forced to crowdsource crucial medicine due to a lack of supplies, with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) collecting pills from those who have stockpiled them in order to redistribute them to people who have run out. Some people living with HIV are reduced to basically scavenge their own medication, according to Checkpoint Malta, an HIV patient support group.