President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has inaugurated the Multi-Speciality Surgical Wing at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).
The newly inaugurated 75-bed facility will accommodate patients requiring general, neuro, plastic, orthopaedic, and urological surgeries. With the addition of the Multi-Speciality Surgical Wing, the total bed capacity of IGMH has now increased to 510 beds.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Malé City Group of Hospitals, Abdul Razzaq Haleem, emphasised the priority given by the President to the development of the health sector, particularly highlighting the enhancement of health sector infrastructure within the Malé area. The CEO presented statistics indicating that 194 beds have been added to IGMH over the past one and a half years. He noted that the President’s efforts in developing the health sector also include a focus on human resource development. He added that necessary permissions have been granted to recruit 411 additional employees for the sector.
Following the inauguration, the President toured the facility and inquired about the services provided. The President was accompanied by Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim, the Minister of Health, Dr Abdul Azeez Yoosuf, the Chairperson of the Malé City Group of Hospitals' Governing Board, Abdul Razzaq Haleem, the CEO of the Malé City Group of Hospitals, Dr Mohamed Waheed, Assistant Medical Director and Head of the Department of Surgery, and Mariyam Shifa, the Director General of Nursing.
