Malta health care service offers people free health care treatment. The funding of this service comes from taxation. As such all EU nationals who reside in Malta are entitled to free medical aid from clinics and hospitals that are run by the government.
Apart from the basic and primary service that is offered to people, Malta- health care also includes certain specialized service in the filed of medical and health. These consist of immunization, dental service, speech therapy,diabetes clinic, paediatrics clinics. Tourists from EU states are offered Malta- health care service provided that they are able to present the European Health insurance card. Emergency health care service is also offered to EU citizens.
Private medical services are also found in Malta and these are under license by the Public Health Authorities.
The presence of the large number of health care service centers in Malta has led to the availability of quality health service and has thus improved the living conditions.