President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has changed the name of the Ministry of Health and Gender, to the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health will be mandated with overseeing the country’s health and social protection sectors.
Under this revision, the following government agencies will be brought under the purview of the Ministry of Health:
1. Maldives Food and Drug Authority
2. Maldivian Blood Services
- Thalassemia and Other Haemoglobinopathies Centre
3. Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital
4. Hulhumale’ Hospital
5. Regional Hospitals
6. Atoll Hospitals
7. Health Centres
8. Health Posts
The Minister of Health will also oversee the Social Protection Agency, the National Drug Agency, and the Health Protection Agency.