Atoll healthcare a government priority, says minister
Minister Abdulla Nazim said healthcare spending had increased 130 percent since President Abdulla Yameen came to power.
08 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Developing health services in atolls is a government priority, the health minister said Saturday, despite one of the country’s most expensive hospital projects being based in the capital.
Abdulla Nazim said healthcare spending had increased 130 percent since President Abdulla Yameen came to power, with the aim of expanding coverage.
But a 25-storey hospital tower in Malé costing US$140 million has drawn criticism because of its price tag, while progress on tertiary hospitals in the south and north of the Maldives has stalled.
“Internal medicine, gynaecology, surgery, kidney, dentistry, ophthalmology services are being developed in atolls,” said Nazim in a speech marking World Health Day. “Ensuring this is one of the highest priorities for the government.”
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