A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Former managing director of Aasandha Company, Hassan Ali. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Managing director of Aasandha Company, Hassan Ali, has been dismissed from his post. President of the Privatization Board, Mohamed Nizar, confirmed on Tuesday that Hassasn Ali has been relieved of his position as the managing director of Aasandha Company, which provides the universal healthcare insurance […]
The newly introduced Maldivian passport card. PHOTO/DERMALOG Aasandha Company announced that the newly introduced passport card can now be used to claim “Aasandha” services, the national healthcare insurance scheme of the Maldives. In a statement made by Aasandha Company, passport cards are now valid as a proof of identity to claim for Aasandha services. The […]
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, […]
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 […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 7th May 2017. The following is a loose translation: If looked at it in any angle, the overnight suspension of Aasandha (universal health insurance scheme of the Maldives, managed in partnership with Allied Insurance Company) from private medical providers is beyond bewildering. Especially when the […]