The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 19th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: 31 years ago, this hospital started out as a regular clinic (Call Mediclinic). Later, after shifting to former Central Hospital’s building, marked the beginning of ADK Hospital, which revolutionised the healthcare and medical services in the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 4th February 2018. The following is a loose translation: Some healthcare professionals believe that the rise of the sudden deaths are due to consuming 2 things: smoking and energy drinks. The news of a young individual from Haa Dhaalu Atoll Nolhivaranfaru island, who died suddenly […]
A hospital has been accused of negligence following the discovery that a woman had been carrying a dead baby for a week, reports Raajje.mv. Lhaviyani atoll hospital insisted last Sunday that the unborn baby was in good health when the mother expressed concern after she felt it stop moving. But they also advised she seek […]
Photo: Mihaaru The first-ever Maldivian oncology surgeon has started his practice at the state-owned Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). Dr Mohamed Shifan, 43, was working at IGMH before leaving for Sri Lanka to specialise in cancer surgery. He joins IGMH’s new Oncology Centre. According to health ministry statistics from 2016, cancer is among the leading […]
Picture: Tweet screenshot from @hanafymv A hospital has had to correct health ministry statistics which falsely stated that more than 95,000 people had used MRI services at the facility in a two-year period. An official at the state-owned Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital told Mihaaru the correct figure is 9,500. “We provide MRI services from 8am […]
The family of the late Dr Pandian (L) pose for a picture with senior officials of ADK Hospital. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Privately run ADK Hospital inaugurated its new building on Sunday, which was named after its longest-serving physician, the late Dr R.J.C Pandian. The eight-storey building, which was developed with a loan from the German […]
Officials of the Maldives’ health ministry and India’s NIMS Hospital at the signing ceremony awarding operations and development of Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital to the latter. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Ali Usaid, the local director of Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital, has filed cases at the police and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), accusing the hospital’s operator, Noorul Islam International Pvt […]
Officials of the Maldives’ health ministry and India’s NIMS Hospital at the signing ceremony awarding operations and development of Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital to the latter. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The foreign operator of Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island’s regional hospital has sent an official letter to President Abdulla Yameen, laying heavy accusations against the locals in […]
The Maldivian Blood Services has seized providing any treatment still in its research stages, the state-operated institution has said. The MBS, which operates the Central Blood Bank and the Thalassemia and other Haemoglobinopathies Center, said that treatments that require more clinical research or are still in their infancy will not be provided from December 10th […]