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Foundation
The group was founded on the 9th May 2000 by a
group of recipients of organs, on the initiative
of its promoter Mr Alfred Debattista, who chaired
an Ad Hoc Committee to lay a basis, draft a Statute
and encourage recipients of organs to join in.
The group was officially launched on the 05th September
2000 at the Board Room, St. Luke’s Hospital,
under the patronage and the participation of the
Hon. Minister of Health, Dr L. Deguara M.D.M.P.
Status
Our group is a philanthropic, non-profit making
Organisation (NGO). Financially, we derive solely
on the subscription of our members (€5 annually)
and the support coming from Life Cycle Organisation
and Bank Of Valletta plc. No
public funding is involved.
The Group is registered with the Voluntary Organisations Commission and the Malta Health Network (MHN) as well as with the Companies Section of the Inland Revenue Dept. in terms of Law.
Committee
The members who formed the initial Ad Hoc Committee
were confirmed in their posts during the first Annual
General Meeting held at the Bank of Valletta Head
Office in Sliema, on the 19th January 2001.
The Committee is presently formed
as follows:
| President |
Mr Alfred Debattista |
(Heart Transplantee) |
| Vice-President |
Mr James Muscat |
(Unrelated Living Kidney Donor) |
| Secretary |
Mr Joe Bonello |
(Heart Transplantee) |
Asst. Secretary &
PRO Media
Officer |
Mr Peter Paul Sapiano |
(Liver Transplantee) |
| Treasurer |
Mr Anthony Dalli |
(Kidney Transplantee) |
| Asst. Treasurer |
Mr Samuel Bonnici |
(Cath. Lab. Technician) |
Transplant
Coordinator |
Mr Anthony Bugeja |
(LifeCycle
Representative) |
| Members |
Mrs Josette Parnis |
(Renal Unit Nurse) |
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Mr Chris Deguara |
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Rev. Fr. Pierre Grech Marguerat SJ |
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| Spiritual Director |
Rev. Fr. Bernard Mangion OFM Cap |
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| Ethics Advisor |
Rev. Prof. Emanuel Agius M.A. STLD (Leuv) |
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| Legal Advisor |
Dr. Anglu Farrugia L.L.D. M.P |
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Gozo Section:
The Gozo Section was launched on the 23rd May 2004 to ensure that our Gozitan members benefit from the same services as those provided in Malta. The Gozo Section operates on the same basis of the Central Committee.
The Committee in Gozo is presently
formed as follows:
| Chairperson |
Dr. Mario V. Masini M.D. |
(Gozo General Hospital) |
| Vice-Chairperson |
Mr Carmel Camilleri |
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| PRO |
Mr Reuben Formosa |
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| Spiritual Director |
Rev. Can. Joseph Cardona STB |
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Tribute to our departed Ex Committee members:
In Memoriam
Rev. Can. Joseph Mejlak |
Ex-Gozo Section Spiritual Director. |
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| John Zammit |
Ex-Assistant Secretary (Malta Section) |
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| Daniel Farrugia |
Ex-Assistant Treasurer (Malta Section) |
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