A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
ADK Hospital has changed its admittance and operations procedure as the number of COVID-19 continues to increase. The private hospital reported via a press release that all Out Patient Department (OPD) consultations will be conducted virtually due to some staffers being placed in quarantine. ADK hospital further comments that the health facility will be discontinuing […]
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 […]
ADK Hospital has updated its PCR laboratory with the installation of a high throughput Roche LightCycler® 480 Instrument II PCR system, automated extraction and liquid handling systems. The hospital’s capacity has reached up to 2500 tests per day. As a result, the cost of service delivery has been reduced. This benefit has been passed on […]
ADK has announced that Dr Mohamed Shifan, Consultant Oncosurgeon has joined the team at the hospital. Dr Shifan is the first and only surgical Oncologist in the country, founded and Heads the Department of Oncology at IGMH. Dr Mohamed Shifan earned his Master’s Degree in General Surgery from Tribhuvan University Nepal, where he was also […]
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 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 […]
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Police officers on scene of an accident in Hulhumale. An elderly man who met with an accident in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale last Thursday passed away from his injuries on Friday. The man of 64 years was riding his motorcycle around sunset on Thursday when a speeding motorbike crashed into him. The speeding driver had fled […]
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 […]