Dr Anton Grech, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry at the University’s Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, has been appointed as a technical advisor to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe on the mental health impacts of COVID-19.
On Tuesday, 23 February, he attended his first virtual meeting with his counterparts, he said via his Facebook account.
Dr Grech is one of Malta’s foremost experts in the field, also holding the roles of Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry within the Government’s Department of Health, and Chairman of semi-residential facility treating eating disorders, Dar Kenn Għal Saħħtek, among others. He also frequently conducts outreach to raise awareness on mental health issues by appearing on local television.
He has been instrumental in the offering of free psychiatry services for members of the University of Malta, and in the University’s research collaboration with Dar Kenn Għal Saħħtek, strongly believing in providing evidence-based services.