 Maldives lost many of its health assets as a result of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004. The capital of Maldives, Male, has two major hospitals; one a government hospital and the other a private hospital. Both are the only two hospitals that provide full service healthcare to the whole country and are the referral tertiary hospitals for the entire country.
Donation of Medical Equipment
 In
order to strengthen the services of there health centres and quality of
medical care in the country, MERCY Malaysia donated approximately
RM320,000 worth of medical equipment to the Ministry of Health in
Maldives. The items donated included a portable x-ray machine, lab
equipment, portable ultrasound machines, wheelchairs and crutches.
Training on Ultrasound Machine
Medical personnel from Maldives were identified by the Ministry of
Health in Maldives to be trained in the use of medical equipment,
especially in ultrasonography, during the next phase of the recovery
programme for Maldives.
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