The administration is working on improving the wages of healthcare workers: President

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday, stated that the current administration is working hard to improve the wages of healthcare workers.

President Solih stated this in the meeting he had with the management of Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH).

President Solih sat with the Management of AEH to discuss concerns regarding delivery of services.

‏The hospital's management briefed President Solih on their efforts to enhance and upgrade the services provided. And they shared their developmental goals for the hospital's future.

Some of the concerns raised by the management include a lack of adequate medical officers and specialist doctors, difficulties in providing public health services, a lack of medical consumables and equipment, and other service-oriented difficulties encountered by the tertiary-level hospital.

‏Speaking at the meeting, President Solih said that Addu City is among the locations where the health-care system had to be upgraded to Malé standards. He offered assurance that the concerns raised by the hospital management will be addressed through relevant government ministries and offices.

‏Prior to the meeting, the President Solih and First Lady Fazna Ahmed were taken on a tour of the hospital.