‘Is it a boy or a girl?’ This is the most frequently asked question whenever a child is born. Although the answer is straightforward in the majority of cases, it is not so clear-cut in a small proportion. Gender is assigned according to the appearance of external genitalia, however,  in Malta, between 1 and 4 children are born with atypical genitalia every year.  

Being unable to assign a sex to the newborn is not only distressing to the parents, but also creates a dilemma for the doctors who have to guide the parents when making decisions which will often have long-term effects on the child…

Caritas Malta Epilepsy Association (CMEA) has launched a toolkit in English and Maltese, funded by PEKTUR, a funding scheme by the Commissioner for the Promotion of the Rights for Persons with Disability (CPRD). Mr Frank Portelli, President of CMEA presented a copy of the toolkit to Mr Oliver Scicluna, Commissioner of the CPRD.

Mr Portelli explained how epilepsy is the most common neurological brain disorder, caused by abnormal excessive electric discharges…