Smoking ban petition launched by hospital boss

The petition wants workers and families to be protected from secondhand smoke exposure.

Maldives hospital reaches milestone with first bypass surgery

The life-saving procedure was performed by a team led by Dr Mohamed Shafiu, the country’s first cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon.

ADK Hospital enters Maldives medical tourism market

The target market is the Middle East and Africa.

Hundreds seeking flu treatment everyday

The Health Protection Agency has warned people to take precautions and ‘be wary of false rumours’ about dengue.

First fatality in influenza outbreak

The ADK hospital has opened a special flu clinic to cope with the surge in patients seeking treatment.

Majority leader hospitalised with a lung infection

Majority leader Ahmed Nihan has been admitted today at the Intensive Care Unit because of a worsening lung infection. His family is hoping to fly him to India for further treatment tomorrow.

Ex-president brought to Malé

Former President Mohamed Nasheed was brought to Malé this afternoon to attend a dispute resolution meeting at the civil court in a lawsuit filed by his brother against the prisons authority over denial of visiting rights. Ahmed Nazim Sattar had sued the Maldives Correctional Services over what he contends was an arbitrary decision to limit Nasheed’s weekly family visits to his parents, wife and children.

Nasheed brought to Malé for MRI scan

Former President Mohamed Nasheed underwent an MRI scan for an old spinal injury at the ADK hospital at 9am on Saturday.

Battery malfunction causes speedboat fire, 24 injured

Some 24 people, including Chinese, Japanese, and Indian tourists, were injured this afternoon after a speedboat caught fire near the Hulhulé airport island. A Chinese couple and their five-year-old child are undergoing treatment for severe burns at the ADK private hospital in Malé.

ADK doctors perform first successful surgery to remove brain tumour

ADK Hospital to increases prices by 10 percent

Road race competitor dies after heatstroke

Expat worker injured in fall

Government pledges Aasandha health scheme “will not collapse”

Currency crisis may affect purchasing of medical supplies, hospitals confirm

Private healthcare group contemplates Maldives’ cancer treatment limitations

ADK to offer mammography and digital x-ray services

New ADK hospital building to open next year