Maldives News News Maldives » Health: Maldives is now the first nation in world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B
India, Oct. 14 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) ...
News Maldives » Health: Maldives enforces first-ever generational tobacco ban for youth, even for tourists
In a groundbreaking move, the Maldives has become the first country in the world to impose a nationwide generational tobacco ban. Starting from January 1, 2007, all individuals born after this date ...
News Maldives » Health: Maldives first to achieve elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B
"The Maldives has shown that with strong political will and sustained investment in maternal and child health, elimination of mother-to-child transmission of these deadly diseases, and the suffering ...
News Maldives » Health: Maldives, Thailand sign MoU on health; WHO lauds collaboration
Geneva: The Republic of Maldives and the Kingdom of Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to deepen cooperation in health, marking a new phase in bilateral collaboration ...
News Maldives » Health: Maldives set to get cancer-care support from RCC
The state government and Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) will provide support to the Maldives government in cancer care. The MoU is being signed to strengthen the cancer care in the Maldives by providing ...
News Maldives » Health: Maldives permanently bans smoking for anyone born after 2006
The Maldives has become the first country in the world to ban tobacco use for an entire generation, after a new law took effect Saturday. Under the rule, anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2007, is ...
News Maldives » Health: Maldives lifts health emergency and mandatory mask rule
The Maldives on Sunday lifted its health emergency, declared at the beginning of the pandemic two years ago, and relaxed the mandatory mask policy, amid wide vaccine coverage and a low positivity rate ...
News Maldives » Health: Maldives health minister resigns, appeals for support from intl community
Male, Feb 27 (PTI) Maldives State Health Minister Dunya Maumoon, niece of President Abdulla Yameen, today resigned from the Cabinet after the arrest of her father and appealed the international ...
News Maldives » Health: Maldives first to achieve elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B
In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organisation has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation ...