New Equipment For Malta Rescue Corps To Improve Patient Transport
The Malta Rescue Corps has inaugurated a new project aimed at strengthening its transport and assistance services for people with disabilities, reduced mobility and those in vulnerable situations.
Funded through the Quality of Life Small Grants Scheme 2026, the project has provided the organisation with new ambulance stretchers, patient transport chairs, portable wheelchair ramps and equipment to help volunteers move patients safely.
The investment also includes vital signs monitoring equipment and an automated external defibrillator (AED).
The equipment will be used during community activities, emergencies and patient transfers, including those involving people in the final stages of their lives. It is expected to make these operations safer while reducing the physical strain on volunteers.
The Quality of Life Small Grants Scheme is an initiative by the Ministry for Inclusion and Volunteering, supporting voluntary organisations in projects aimed at improving quality of life within communities. Its objectives include making community spaces and activities more accessible and increasing opportunities for people with disabilities and those in vulnerable situations.
Minister for Inclusion and Volunteering Julia Farrugia said investment in voluntary organisations helps them respond to the needs of their communities.
She said the ability of wheelchair users to attend community activities and patients to be transferred with greater safety and dignity demonstrated the importance of such investments.
Ettienne Micallef, from the Malta Rescue Corps, said the equipment had already started being used in the organisation's daily work, helping improve the quality of services offered to the Maltese and Gozitan communities.
He described the investment as an important step towards strengthening the organisation's operational capacity and providing a more efficient and professional service.
