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ON-SITE preparation of chemotherapy at Gozo General Hospital will only become pos- sible once the hospital's new pharmacy project is complet- ed, Health Minister Jo Etienne said on Tuesday. The minister made the announcement in response to a parliamentary question by Nationalist MP Ian Vassallo. The health minister told Par- liament that the hospital will be equipped to prepare paren- teral chemotherapy once the planned pharmacy upgrade is finished. He said the service cannot begin locally before the project is completed. In the meantime, the ministry has issued a tender for drone services intended to reduce the burden on Gozo patients who require certain chemotherapy treatments. The initiative is aimed at improving logistics while patients continue to ac- cess treatment through ex- isting arrangements until the hospital facility is ready. The update confirms that on- site chemotherapy preparation in Gozo remains pending com- pletion of infrastructure works, with no fixed operational date given beyond the current up- grade timeline. SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026 • ISSUE 092 • PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY gozotoday €1.00 CONTINUES PAGE 3 Gozo chemo prep due after pharmacy upgrade Public invited to shape Victoria's Capital of Culture bid VICTORIA2031GĦAWDEX, the European Capital of Cul- ture (ECoC) candidate city for 2031, is inviting submissions of artistic and cultural proposals for potential inclusion in the cultural program. The submissions are to be made here. The foundation is calling on organisations, artists, creative and transdisciplinary practi- tioners, informal collectives and groups, businesses, and NGOs to propose original ar- tistic and cultural project pro- posals. On-site chemotherapy preparation at Gozo General Hospital will only be introduced once a new pharmacy is completed, with a drone delivery tender issued in the meantime to ease logistics for Gozo patients receiving treatment LAURA CALLEJA lcalleja@mediatoday.com.mt Gozo General Hospital. Inset: Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela