ADPD-The Green Party commends the outpouring of public solidarity that has made it possible for a citizen to access specialized and costly life-saving medical treatment overseas. It is heart-warming that in times of hardship, we can come together to overcome challenging circumstances.

Party official Mark Zerafa added: ”ADPD-The Green Party further expresses its agreement with the Government of Malta for contributing an additional €250,000 to reach the required sum. Such contributions by the Government, however, should not be headline news. They should rather be the rule in similar circumstances. Novel therapies for orphan diseases are often prohibitively expensive and well out of reach for those who require them. ADPD-The Green Party believes that public finances need to be administered with fairness, and that financial assistance to make such therapies available to patients should be routine practice. It is evident that ensuring health and quality of life for all should be of higher priority than such projects as lavish film festivals that yield little or no benefit to society.”

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Is-saħħa u l-benesseri taċ-ċittadin għandha tkun prijorità

ADPD-The Green Party jagħraf b’sodisfazzjon l-għajnuna li l-pubbliku ta sabiex ċittadin seta’ jaċċessa trattament speċjalizzat u li jiswa ħafna flus, barra minn Malta. Huwa ta’ sodisfazzjon li f’ċirkostanzi diffiċli, lkoll lesti li nagħtu l-għajnuna lil xulxin sabiex negħlbu kull sfida.

Uffiċċjal tal-partit Mark Zerafa qal:”ADPD-The Green Party jaqbel mal-Gvern ta’ Malta għall-kontribuzzjoni ta’ €250,000 sabiex tintlaħaq is-somma meħtieġa. Madankollu, għajnuna ta’ dan it-tip m’għandhiex tkun l-eċċezjoni, iżda l-mod normali kif nagixxu f’cirkustanzi simili. Trattamenti ġodda u innovattivi għal mard rari spiss jiswew ħafna flus, u b’hekk m’humiex aċċessibbli għal min jeħtieġhom. ADPD-The Green Party jemmen li l-fondi pubbliċi għandhom jitqassmu b’mod xieraq u ġust, u li assistenza finanzjarja għal min jeħtieġ dawn it-terapiji għandha tingħata dejjem. Il-pazjent m’għandu qatt jispiċċa tallab. M’għandniex xi ngħidu, is-saħħa u l-benesseri taċ-ċittadin hija ta’ prijorita’ aqwa minn film festivals lussużi li ma huma ta’ ebda benefiċċju għas-soċjetà.”