In the early 1970s, an eminent architect, Roger Degiorgio, shared his idea of setting up a federation for professional organisations, with John Chadwick, then director of the Commonwealth Foundation. The latter immediately gave his full support to this concept and on February 19, 1971, the Malta Federation of Professional Bodies was born, changing its name to Malta Federation of Professional Associations (MFPA) in 1999.
It was founded by seven members, five of which are still active today: Kamra tal-Periti, Dental Association of Malta, Malta Institute of Accountants, Medical Association of Malta and Malta Association of Electrical Engineers, which later joined other engineering disciplines and formed the Chamber of Engineers.
A group representing 17 professional associations has backed Kenneth Grech, the COVID-19 public health coordinator who was sidelined after advising against the
The federation of professional associations has slammed the government s claim that Brexit caused a shortage of HIV medicine as an excuse for poor planning .
In a letter sent to the authorities, including the health and social wellbeing ministries, president Roberta Farrugia Debono acknowledged the difficulties created by COVID-19 and Brexit. However, this cannot be used as an excuse for bad planning. The health authorities were already aware that treatment was severely outdated and detrimental to the health of those who relied on them. Had timely action been taken, there would have been ample time to manage a proper transition even when considering the current difficulties.