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During a press conference at San Anton Palace, the President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca handed over medication which totally cures Hepatitis C, at market value of €1.2 million. Thanks to negotiations carried out by The President and the Malta Community Chest Fund, which resulted in this free medication, the Health Department is going to have the required medications to start curing people who are suffering from Hepatitis C.
The President said that she is satisfied that after a year and a half of negotiations and talks, she has managed to get extraordinary prices for this medicine, which totally cures Hepatitis C. The President initially held talks with specialists who made her aware of the new complete cure for Hepatitis C. Further discussions were held with the pharmaceutical company supplying the drug in Malta, A M Mangion Ltd., and Gilead, the global company that developed and manufactured the cure. Following negotiations held both in Malta and abroad, the President succeeded in attaining exceptional rates to provide the cure the cure for Hepatitis C.
The President said that it is gratifying that the Government heeded the appeal made by herself and the Malta Community Chest Fund for the medicine to be given through the Government Health Service. It is to be noted that for the last decade, the Malta Community Chest Fund funded the treatment for Hepatitis C available at the time.