‘Super specialist’ doctors treat over 700 patients
20 Apr 2015, 5:03 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
More than 700 patients across the country have consulted visiting specialist doctors in four days under the government’s new ‘super specialist service.’
Arrangements have been made to send three out of the 762 patients overseas for further medical treatment, the national health insurance provider ‘Aasandha’ said today.
Under the programme, specialist doctors from neighbouring countries will come to the Maldives for one week every month and consult patients at hospitals in three different regions.
Every year, thousands of Maldivians fly to India, Sri Lanka and Thailand, seeking medical treatment unavailable in the country.
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