Medical Association of Malta setting the example at European level on Health Workforce Policy

21st of March 2025

The president of the Medical Association of Malta Dr.Martin Balzan yesterday accompanied Dr. Ole
Bakke president of the Standing committee of European doctors (CPME) to a meeting with
Dr. Roberta Metsola president of the European parliament on the Health workforce crisis,
where the position of CPME was explained.

An afternoon presentation was also held at the European parliament highlighting the various
aspects of the problems being faced and possible solutions at national and European level
in an event organised the European Parliament .
Dr. Balzan was also one of the select panel of experts invited to speak in particular the
various policies adopted in Malta during his tenure as president of the MAM and how Malta
changed from being one of the countries with the least number of doctors to one which has
one of the largest per capita number of doctors and specialists in Europe.

In 2024 Dr Balzan, was nominated by the presidents of all 8 European associations
representing medical doctors to chair a group develop a joint policy for all organisations on
possible solutions at European level for the health workforce problems. This policy was
eventually adopted by all European organisations last January.