Maldives offers first medical degree in 2018
The Maldives National University will offer medical degree courses for the first time in 2018 with assistance from the Pakistani government, Health Minister Abdulla Nazim has pledged.
14 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
The Maldives National University will offer medical degree courses for the first time in 2018 with assistance from the Pakistani government, Health Minister Abdulla Nazim has pledged.
Briefing the press together with the Pakistan ambassador last Wednesday about plans to establish the first national medical college, Nazim said US$5 million provided by Pakistan as grant aid will be used for a laboratory and medical equipment.
“We thought of setting up facilities within the national university for teaching even if there’s no big building when we start out,” he was quoted as saying.
At least 50 students will be needed for the first batch, Nazim said, assuring that the maiden MBBS programme will meet international standards. The medical college will be established at a later date, he said.
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