A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Mediflex Laboratory, located at M. Cottage (Gr Floor, Kanbaa Aisaraani Hingun, Male’), is now offering COVID-19 RT PCR testing facilities in the Maldives. The testing kits are US FDA and WHO approved kits powered by Thermofisher Scientific USA. PCR testing will be done for MVR 1,000 for locals and USD 70 for tourists. Mediflex Laboratory […]
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced that Maldivians will now be able to travel to resorts with a negative PCR test. Under the new regulation change, locals travelling to resorts will need a negative PCR test that is less than 72 hours old and has to arrange accommodation and food separate from the staff. Effective […]
The latest statistics show that total COVID-19 related state expenditure has reached MVR 2.72 billion. Of this, MVR 1.3 billion has been spent on health and social efforts. According to the weekly COVID-19 spending report by the Ministry of Finance, a total of MVR 1,342.6 million was spent on health and social efforts by 10th […]
The groundbreaking ceremony of the Drug Detoxification and Community Rehabilitation Centre in Hulhumeedhoo Ward, Addu City has been held yesterday. At the ceremony, Vice President Faisal Naseem has emphasised the value placed by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s administration to increase the youth’s contribution towards national development, by giving them positive direction and providing them with […]
ADK Hospital has moved its dialysis services to a newly upgraded dialysis centre. The new facility can provide dialysis for 4 patients at a time. Each patient has assigned dedicated nursing care and have access to individual audiovisual entertainment. The dialysis services are operated and closely monitored by a team of dialysis nurses lead by […]
Soneva has donated $27,000 worth of medical supplies to medical centres in Baa and Noonu atolls, to support local health facilities that have faced extra strain due to the pandemic. The medical equipment, which Soneva purchased and shipped from abroad, was handed over to local health providers at B. Eydhafishi and N. Manadhoo, during a […]
Vice President Faisal Naseem has held extensive discussions on Thursday, proposing solutions that would improve rehabilitation services provided to detainees who are victims of narcotics abuse. The aim of the discussion, held at the President’s Office, was to find ways to address the major challenges presently confronting this system. Speaking at the meeting, the Vice […]
In relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Public Health Emergency in the Maldives has been extended until 4th January 2021. The State of Public Health Emergency, which has been in effect since 12 March 2020, was announced to be extended last night, signed by Health Minister Ahmed Naseem. According to Minister Naseem, the […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has stated that the government aims to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to every Maldivian citizen without any discrimination. He made these remarks on his visit to Laamu Gan this week, where he met members of the local community and shared the government’s development priorities in the atoll. In his remarks, the […]