A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
In light of the World Breast Cancer Awareness Month of October, LUX* South Ari Atoll Resort & Villas will do their part in raising awareness of what affects hundreds of thousands of women every year. All donations given by guests to the Tree of Wishes during the month of October will be handed over to […]
MTCC has commenced work on the construction of a 22-bed COVID Facility in Gdh. Thinadhoo on 25th September 2020. “Gdh. Thinadhoo COVID Facility is a special project we had taken to assist the authorities in their quest to tackle the COVID pandemic. We commenced the project on 25th Sep 2020 and we are expecting to […]
COVID-19 “Antigen” test kits capable of generating results of active infection within 15 minutes has been introduced by MedTech in the Maldives. MedTech stated that the test kit is produced by Abbott, a well-known manufacturer of laboratory equipment where the portable antigen test will highly facilitate in procedures of public health. This includes detecting individuals […]
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death on the planet. It has many causes: from smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, to air pollution, and rare and neglected conditions such as Chagas Disease and cardiac amyloidosis. In the time of COVID-19, CVD patients are faced with a double-edged threat. Not only […]
Aasandha has launched the company’s first mobile application. The application was developed especially for Maldivians using Aasandha scheme. The application is now available on PlayStore and will soon be available on App Store as well. After downloading and registering on the app, from places providing services under the Aasandha Scheme, in those places using Aasandha’ […]
After a decade, the National Thalassemia Center in the Maldives is being renovated. While the centre is being changed after a long time of neglect, many locals are questioning the quality of service at the centre. According to the Maldives WHO Mission August report in 2014, the Republic of the Maldives has one of the […]
A sunset law has come into effect to enable special measures aimed at assisting individuals, families and businesses combat the adverse effects of Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent imposition of the public health emergency in the country. The name of the law is the Public Health Emergency Act 2020. The law does three main tasks: […]
Imagine a Maldives without dengue. Imagine a Maldives without chikungunya. Imagine taking your children for an evening stroll without having to fear being bitten by mosquitoes. In short, imagine a Maldives without mosquitoes. This no longer needs to be a dream; it is fast becoming a reality. In the past 15 months, the mosquito population […]
64 higher-income economies have joined the COVAX Facility, a global initiative that brings together governments and manufacturers to ensure eventual COVID-19 vaccines reach those in greatest need, whoever they are and wherever they live. These 64 economies include commitments from 35 economies as well as the European Commission which will procure doses on behalf of […]