Delia’s Double Game: Shadow Minister or Industry Lobbyist?

How can Adrian Delia speak for Malta’s health sector while serving private pharmaceutical interests behind the scenes?

Adrian Delia, the Nationalist Party’s Shadow Minister for Health, recently claimed on Xtra that Malta needs a new main hospital. That statement may sound like a reasonable policy proposal, until you follow the money.

Behind this public declaration lies a disturbing question: Who is Delia really speaking for — the people, or his private clients in the health industry?

Undeclared Conflicts: Questions Delia Must Answer

As the man claiming to represent the Opposition’s health policy, Delia owes the public some straight answers:

• Have you declared your conflicts of interest to the Nationalist Party leadership?

• Are you receiving retainers from two pharmaceutical companies?

• Did you inform Bernard Grech or the PN executive of your business ties before assuming the health portfolio?

• How can you be trusted to act in the national interest when you may be advocating for decisions that financially benefit your private clients?

Integrity Matters in Healthcare

Malta’s healthcare sector cannot afford to be tainted by personal business interests or backroom influence. The Shadow Health Minister should not be serving two masters — the Maltese people and private companies — at the same time.

Delia must come clean. The country deserves full transparency, not political theatre wrapped in conflict.

Until then, every statement Adrian Delia makes about Malta’s healthcare future is compromised.