WHO report says ‘urgent’ need to review Aasandha
The Maldives health insurance scheme is complex and lacks coordination, the WHO says.
20 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives’ health insurance scheme needs to be reviewed urgently so it is coherent and sustainable, the World Health Organization has said.
Its Country Cooperation Strategy 2018-2022 report said the Husnuvaa Aasandha scheme “appears to be very complex with inadequate coordination.”
“A coherent and efficient model needs to be developed urgently for sustainable health protection system in the country,” the report said.
Aasandha was introduced in 2012 and revised in 2014 to Husnuvaa (unlimited). It is a non-contributory scheme, without an annual individual financial limit, and can be used in some hospitals abroad.
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