Roundup of News About Malta Medical students to train at Vatican hospital

By signing an agreement, students in their fourth year of medicine at the University of Malta will train/serve at one of the best paediatric hospitals in Vatican City, the Vatican's Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù Such an agreement continues strengthening the bilateral relationship between the Maltese Government and the Holy See

Prime Minister Robert Abela announced it during a meeting at Castile with the visiting Secretary of State of the Vatican, Car-

President George Vella to visit US and Canada

Between the 18th and the 29th of May, His Excellency George Vella, the President of Malta, and Mrs Vella will be visiting the United States and Canada.

Among others, their engagements will include meetings with the Maltese diaspora in New York in the USA and Detroit and Toronto in Canada

He will also hold official meetings at the United Nations in New York

Meanwhile, members of the Maltese clubs in North America are organising welcome parties for the President and the accompanying delegation One of these welcomes is scheduled for next Sunday at the Maltese Centre of New York dinal Pietro Parolin, during which he also announced that the Maltese Government would be donating a medical device known as pneumatonometer to the poor clinic Ambulatorio Madre Della Misericordia founded by Pope Francis.

During the meeting, the strong relationship between the two states was also discussed, with the Prime Minister pointing out that both embrace social values and work in favour of social justice

Robert Abela spoke about the Maltese Government's work to address economic challenges linked to inflation and energy and fuel prices to protect and offer stability to families and businesses He also mentioned his government's importance to the citizens' social state, including health service, childcare service, free public transport and education.

The war in Ukraine, the situation in Sudan and Libya and immigration in the Mediterranean were also on the agenda Prime Minister Robert Abela reiterated that Malta always worked in favour of peace and that as a member country of the United Nations Security Council, it remains committed to offering humanitarian support.