Health

BioElectronics Vietnam Distributor, PharmEvo, Announces Electroceutical Symposium, Expansion into Cambodia & The Maldives

By Maldives Times November 15, 2017 2 min read

FREDERICK, MD–(Marketwired – Nov 13, 2017) – BioElectronics Corporation (OTC PINK: BIEL) is the maker of advanced, non-prescription pain management medical devices. We are pleased to announce that PharmEvo, our distributor in Vietnam, is hosting an Electroceuticals symposium following a successful launch of their sales & marketing strategy. Additionally, PharmEvo is expanding their territory to […]

TMI Solutions appreciated by largest hospital in Maldives

By Maldives Times October 24, 2017 1 min read

TMI Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd who is the authorized dealer for Nihon Kohden Corporation Japan products in Maldives was appreciated by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital for the contributions made for the upliftment of the hospital’s doctors and nurses knowledge on patient monitoring and resuscitation. TMI Solutions with the help of Nihon Kohden Corporation has given […]

Maldives offers first medical degree in 2018

By Maldives Times October 15, 2017 2 min read

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 […]

Tree Top Hospital will provide Aasandha healthcare, assures minister

By Maldives Times October 2, 2017 3 min read

Health Minister Abdulla Nazim views the MRI machine in Tree Top Hospital, Hulhumale. PHOTO: ABDULLA JAMEEL/MIHAARU The new tertiary hospital being developed in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale will provide the national healthcare scheme of Aasandha, proclaimed Minister of Health Nazim Abdulla. Speaking to reporters after a tour of the nearly completed Tree Top Hospital last Thursday, […]

Concrete structure completed for 25-storey hospital tower

By Maldives Times September 25, 2017 2 min read

The Maldives will enter a new era of healthcare service delivery with the opening of the 25-storey Dharumavantha hospital next year, Health Minister Abdulla Nazim said at a topping off ceremony held Wednesday to mark the completion of the concrete structure. In his remarks after pouring the last batch of concrete, Nazim said the government hopes […]

“Dharumavantha Hospital will revolutionise Maldives health industry”

By Maldives Times September 21, 2017 2 min read

Health Minister Abdullah Nazim speaking at the topping off ceremony of the new 25-storey “Dharumavantha Hospital” located at the capital Male. MIHAARU PHOTO / HUSSEN WAHEED Minister of Health Abdulla Nazim on Wednesday revealed that the new 25-storey hospital currently being developed in capital Male, ‘Dharumavantha Hospital’, will revolutionise the Maldivian health sector. In the […]

Over MVR300 mln spent under healthcare scheme this year: Aasandha

By Maldives Times September 21, 2017 1 min read

Officials of Aasandha Company speak at press conference. PHOTO/MIHAARU Aasandha Company announced Wednesday that it has spent over MVR 300 million from the state budget so far this year, under the Maldives’ universal healthcare insurance scheme “Husnuvaa Aasandha”. In a press conference, Aasandha’s Managing Director Hassan Ali stated that the bulk of expenses was spent […]

In Maldives, sea ambulances deliver health care to islands

By Maldives Times September 14, 2017 2 min read

Beneath its beautiful atolls and tranquil resorts, Maldives, a low-lying nation in the Indian Ocean, is a struggling democracy that has endured political upheavals and rising sea levels. The government has been accused of corruption and recently used its army to maintain control of parliament. But the Islamic republic has done at least one thing […]

Maldives conferred WHO Excellence in Public Health award

By Maldives Times September 10, 2017 5 min read

The World Health Organisation has conferred an ‘Excellence in Public Health’ award to the health ministry of the Maldives in recognition of successes in disease elimination and eradication. The Maldives became the first member state of the WHO Southeast Asia region to be verified malaria-free in 2015 and went on to eliminate lymphatic filariasis and […]