New nursing simulator inaugurated by IDEA Academy

Jan 17 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Chris Fearne inaugurated a new nursing simulator at educational institution IDEA Academy situated in Mosta, which serves to train nurses who attend the courses in the same institution.

Idea Group Managing Director, Silvio Debono explained how IDEA Academy’s courses are aimed at adults who wish to continue their studies. Silvio Debono said that ever since health courses started being offered at IDEA Academy, 150 medical professionals have graduated whilst another 300 people are currently undertaking the health course.

Chris Fearne praised the Maltese educational institutions for the high level of training being offered to nursing students, who are also being trained in simulators like the one inaugurated by the IDEA Academy.

These simulators include mannequins in a hall environment so that nursing students are confident working in this atmosphere once they start training on patients.

During a press conference, Chris Fearne explained how all nurses who graduate from Maltese educational institutions are given the opportunity to work with the public health sector. He also referred to the continuous efforts being made to attract more people to this vocation whilst explaining that the demand for new nurses requires the Government to recruit foreign nurses.

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The Travellers tackle gender transition and love in new music video

Jan 17 2023

After a very successful and busy year for local band The Travellers, there seems to be no plans of slowing down this year. Just yesterday, 16th January 2023, the iconic Maltese band released a brand new music video for their latest single ‘Ħdejja’.

The official launch frames the song completely around love, asking: ‘What are you willing to go through for love? And above all, what is love exactly? Is it enough?’

The music video captures the story of a couple as the husband seeks to understand their own gender identity and how this journey of self-discovery impact their relationship through grief, understanding and acceptance.

With 16,000 views already racked up since its release as of the writing of this article, the song is already trending as #3 on YouTube for the category music and definitely pushing the boundaries for music videos on the island.

Have you given it a listen?

Only 7 prisoners found positive for drugs out of 3,376 tests in 2022

Jan 17 2023

TVM News revealed that, from 3,376 drug tests conducted last year in Corradino Correctional Facility, only 7 inmates (0.2%) were found positive to some form of drugs.

This was a massive decrease from 134 in 2017 to 7 in 2022, with drug tests increasing overall.

The Facility’s administration told the news platform that the ongoing commitment to prevent access to drugs in prisons includes the individual rehabilitation programme underway for inmates within the prison.

During 2021, 15 prisoners were found positive to drugs after 2,347 tests were carried out. Compared to 2017, a decrease of around 95% was registered as 134 inmates were found positive from 1,861 tests.

Inmates found positive may also start a rehabilitation process in prison to defeat the addiction. Social, psychological and medical monitoring treatments are granted to all inmates once they enter prison, a spokesperson to TVM revealed.

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Maltese MEP Cyrus Engerer moves to ban plastic waste exports out of EU

Jan 17 2023

Labour Member of the European Parliament Cyrus Engerer has been negotiating the revision of an EU Waste Shipment Regulation, proposing a complete ban on the exportation of plastic waste outside of the EU.

Engerer revealed that, despite the initial resistance, the proposal has been met very positively by the majority of political groups.

By means of the MEP’s work, the EP now has an agreement to phase out plastic waste exports outside of the EU – a revolutionary step as it will put a halt to the negative effects caused by dumping practices.

Many, if not most, are in favour of banning plastic waste exports, with members of the EP expressing their support for the work done on the revision during this month’s Plenary session.

Cyrus Engerer expressed, during his Plenary session address, his disappointment at the EU waste policy and the way it sought to close an eye to the unacceptable reality affecting so many vulnerable communities outside the European continent.

“We live in one world and exporting pollution to third countries will have a global impact. We cannot remain idle in the face of what our actions are meaning to the health and human rights of people living in developing countries” said Engerer.

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