Healthcare
"No stock": Maldives grapples with severe medicine shortage
Maldivians seek life-saving medicines overseas as pharmacies run dry.
20 Feb, 6:00 PM
Healthcare remains top purpose of travel
But the proportion of Maldivians travelling for medical treatment is declining.
14 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
Maldives resort tycoons draw fire with endorsement of president
Support for the president’s economic policy came during a much-publicised panel discussion on state TV.
12 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Hefty bill for accident victim revives healthcare debate
A young man injured in a motorbike crash was billed MVR350,000 (US$22,700) by the private Tree Top hospital.
18 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Aasandha: Begging for your life
Aasandha is the Maldives’ universal health care system.
15 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Foreign currency reserves decline amid dollar shortage
Reserves at the Maldives Monetary Authority readily available for use in the foreign currency exchange market declined by US$1.5 million in July as the central bank took steps to alleviate a dollar shortage.
04 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
‘Failed system’ blamed for death of Milandhoo heart-attack patient
A 57-year-old victim of a heart attack from the island of Milandhoo in Shaviyani atoll died yesterday before boarding a plane to the capital after an oxygen tank ran out. “We are all destined to die someday. Some naturally and some by others’ fault. My mother died because of a failed system,” her son said.
18 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Four bilateral agreements signed with Pakistan
07 May 2015, 1:36 PM
Kulhudhuffushi protests over “comatose” regional health service
22 Jun 2014, 5:26 PM
Government trials expansion of Aasandha to Maldivians in Sri Lanka, India
09 Jul 2013, 3:23 PM
Rising religious fundamentalism, conservative thinking impacting women: Department of National Planning
07 Jul 2013, 6:24 PM
ADK hospital extends lease, signals US$23 million expansion
30 Jun 2013, 7:49 PM
Maldives no longer “tolerable” for foreign doctors, expatriate medical officer claims
23 Sep 2012, 7:25 PM
Q&A: Former CEO of IGMH Cathy waters
09 Apr 2012, 7:53 PM
The price of healthcare in the south
12 Apr 2011, 5:11 PM
President Nasheed says improving tertiary education essential for country’s future
11 Apr 2010, 12:30 PM
Health sector employees abusing overtime wages, says Minister of Health
16 Mar 2010, 3:34 PM
President speaks of improving electricity and healthcare
07 Mar 2010, 11:30 AM