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Deco chamber on Gozo now operational

August 17, 2013 β€’ Travel & Trips
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The Hyperbaric Unit at Gozo General Hospital reopens.

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Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia (left) visited the Hyperbaric Unit in Gozo that is once again fully operational

Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia (left) visited the Hyperbaric Unit in Gozo that is once again fully operational

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Hyperbaric facilities

This service both sustains the diving industry in Gozo and also serves to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy to the Gozo General Hospital patients.

The Ministry for Health is also planning to train two further doctors in hyperbaric medicine at the GGH.

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