Vice President Faisal Naseem has stated the administration is committed to healthcare capacity-building.
VP Naseem made the statement at the opening ceremony of the fourth Maldives Brain and Spine Conference 2022, organised by ADK Hospital, on Wednesday.
Speaking at the ceremony, VP Naseem stated that capacity building in the healthcare sector is a core component of the administration's nation-building efforts and reiterated its continued commitment to support the development of private healthcare institutions.
Highlighting the private sector's contributions to human resources development VP Naseem applauded ADK Hospital for its role in capacity-building. He noted that the hospital provided numerous training and specialization opportunities for doctors and other staff.
The Vice President highlighted the new services ADK Hospital plans to introduce and expressed gratitude to the management and staff of ADK Hospital for these contributions on his own name and on behalf of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
Additionally, VP Naseem spoke about the administration's efforts to make healthcare more accessible nationwide. He described introducing the administration's Raajje Transport Link ferry service as an initiative that would immensely support this end.
He went on to note that efforts to develop and enhance healthcare services are progressing on every island and every atoll. As such, the Vice President highlighted the project of establishing a catheterisation laboratory in the Addu Equatorial Hospital and expressed that the laboratory would open very soon.
Moreover, VP Naseem stressed on the alarming number of non-communicable diseases and called for the community's support in promoting healthy lifestyles. He said that reducing instances of NCDs and improving public health is a relatively simple task when the community comes to work together.
The administration has provided higher education scholarship opportunities in medicine and related fields to over 70 students. The number of students enrolled in the administration's "Free Education Scheme for Degree Students" surpassed 15,000, of whom over 800 are in nursing programs .
