Health Sector

It is no secret that the Maldives has recently been faced with an alarming rise in the number of individuals getting diagnosed with cancer. Just a decade ago, cancer was...

In an important milestone for healthcare in G.Dh Thinadhoo, Dr. Abdul Samad Memorial Hospital has recently begun offering chemotherapy services as part of its comprehensive treatment offerings. This significant development...

The 2023 Public Sector Investment Program (PSIP) plan for the health sector was an extremely intriguing one as the Government announced plans to spend over MVR 318 million through loan...

Just when everyone thought COVID-19 was over and done for, the Head of Communicable Disease Control of the Health Protection Agency (HPA), Dr Nazla Rafeeq has asked to take measures...

On February 2022, local news media made headlines and reported that the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH)'s online patient portal was compromised in a way that everyone can access all...

During his visit to K. Maafushi, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih vowed that the current administration will be turning the Maafushi health centre into a hospital. This announcement comes ahead of...

The Maldivian healthcare system is questionable, to say the least. But one thing that Maldivians have always felt was the highlight of their healthcare system was the introduction of the...

The topic around the importance of vaccination has started in the Maldives yet again after two measles cases were detected in Addu City. 

With every new Presidency, the citizens of the Maldives are promised better healthcare and better services, but by now we all know better than to believe it. The story of...