Eight Maldivian doctors are scheduled to depart to Nepal for specialization in 11 fields as part of the Government initiated program to train specialists for the health sector. The eight will depart on Friday.
Eight doctors from IGMH will complete their studies in Nepal’s National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS).
The scholarships were handed over to the recipients in a ceremony held in Health Ministry by Health Minister Abdullah Nazim Ibrahim.
Speaking after handing over the scholarships, Health Minister said the country’s health sector was a successful one, setting global standards in vaccination and inter-atoll health centers. He said during former President Mohamed Nasheed’s tenure, the health sector had deteriorated.
However, the Minister said the sector had undergone rapid changes for the better due to the work carried out by President Abdullah Yameen.
The recipients will have to serve in any hospital assigned by the Ministry after completing their three-year scholarship. The doctors will study under pay leave scheme. The entire program costs over MVR 900,000.
The doctors will specialize in anesthesiology, dermatology, ENT, General Practitioner, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Radiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics and Pediatrics.
Eight Maldivian doctors head to Nepal for specialization
