Concrete structure completed for 25-storey hospital tower
21 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
The Maldives will enter a new era of healthcare service delivery with the opening of the 25-storey Dharumavantha hospital next year, Health Minister Abdulla Nazim said at a topping off ceremony held Wednesday to mark the completion of the concrete structure.
In his remarks after pouring the last batch of concrete, Nazim said the government hopes to commence services by next year’s Independence Day on July 26 as “a gift to the Maldivian people”.
President Abdulla Yameen’s aim is for the hospital to become the best in the region, he said.
Looming over the capital’s skyline with 25 floors, the hospital tower is 10 storeys higher than the next tallest building in Malé. It was developed next to the overrun Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital and is expected to expand specialist services and double capacity with 250 to 300 more beds.
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