First lady stirs controversy with distribution of flu medicine and vaccines
The first lady’s campaign office began distributing masks, medicine and leaflets about influenza in Malé on Thursday and planned to send supplies to islands facing shortages.
20 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim has stirred controversy with the distribution of medicine and influenza vaccine amid the ongoing flu outbreak.
The first lady’s campaign office began distributing masks, medicine and leaflets about influenza in Malé on Thursday and planned to send supplies to islands facing shortages.
MPs from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives subsequently started posting photos of ministers and lawmakers assisting the first lady with packing boxes at the former presidential residence, prompting online paper VFP to report that the boxes of panadol came from the State Trading Organisation.
Angered by the VFP report, MP Ahmed Mubeen posted a bill showing that the first lady paid MVR61,788 (US$4,000) for the medicine. But VFP noted that the payment date was three days after the distribution began.
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