A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Treetop Hospital, Hulhumale’ Tree Top Hospital (TTH) Resumes Normal Operations on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Its services and facilities will be once again available to serve its patients effective July 1, 2020. OPD hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. (closed on Friday) Flu Clinic hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. (closed on […]
In a press conference, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih stated the upcoming six months of 2020 will be highly strenuous for the Maldivian economy. “The next six months will be very demanding. Not only for the expenditure of the state but also for the expenditure of the public. Huge difficulties will be faced by public businesses […]
Ministry of Education has begun conducting psychological first aid training for all the teachers in the country. The training is organized in collaboration with UNICEF and Maldives Red Crescent. The program has now given psychological first aid training to 407 teachers so far. The Ministry also said they aim to train more than 11,000 teachers […]
Life Support Pvt Ltd, a leading medical and pharmaceuticals supplier in the Maldives introduces a Prim Ortopedia Products to the Maldives. Prim Ortopedia is a leading developer and manufacture of orthopaedic products and daily living aids based in Madrid Spain. The company is known for its leading Myprim, Aqtivo, Airmed, Neoprair, Airtex, Mottio and Comfor […]
Male’ City council has publicized the rules which need to be followed when reopening city markets after the COVID-19 lockdown. Markets are set to resume services in July after obtaining permission from required authorities. Male’ City Council confirmed the rules to follow in reopening markets were done in consultation with HPA. The rules include attending […]
ARC strongly condemns the recent cases of rape of 11 and 16-year-olds, with both cases reportedly happening at guesthouses in Male’ City. ARC expresses deep concern with the lack of supervision of guesthouses registered with the Ministry of Tourism and remains deeply concerned about reports of numerous unregistered room rentals that continue to operate without […]
COVID-19 was the worst-hit pandemic in recent history. As economies are deteriorating, some governments are providing supportive benefits and stimulus packages. Here are the 5 exemplary efforts executed by the government of Maldives during COVID-19 pandemic. 1-Swift communication process Since the discovery of the first COVID-19 case outside of China, the Maldives government started discussions […]
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced Phase II of the easing of lockdown measures, which will be effective from 15th June onwards. The current measures of Phase I will be exercised in the Greater Male’ Region (GMR) till 14th June. From 15th June onwards, permits will not be required for movement in GMR from 5:00 […]
Movement restrictions to be lifted in greater Male’ area between 5:00 to 22:00 from June 15th, National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) revealed. Speaking at the press conference, Health Ministry’s Assistant Director Aiminath Shaina Abdulla said that parks and public spaces in the capital will also be opened with proper sanitization and hygiene measures from June […]