Government Abolishes Hospital Boards, Establishes Maldives Thesara Hospitals Group

The government has abolished the boards of directors of the Malé City Group of Hospitals (MCGH) and five other hospitals, and established the Maldives Thesara Hospitals Group (MTHG) as part of strengthening the health system. According to the President's Office, the change was made to operate the government's tertiary hospitals and government hospitals being developed to that standard under a single board of directors, under a 'hybrid centralized model'. The boards that have been abolished are: - MCGH - Board of Directors of Hdh. Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital - Board of Directors of R. Ungufaru Regional Hospital - Board of Directors of L. Gan Regional Hospital - Board of Directors of Dr. Abdussamad Memorial Hospital located in Gd. Thinoos - Board of Directors of Addu Equatorial Hospital According to the President's Office, the board of directors of MTHG, established in place of these, will be run under the guidance of President Mohamed Muizzu, directly accountable to him. It was also said that the board will be under the Ministry of Health. The President's Office has also publicized the details of the heads of this board. Accordingly, the Chairperson is Dr. Abdul Aziz Yusuf and the Vice Chairperson is Hussein Saleem. Along with this, next on this list are the senior officials of the government's large hospitals and regional hospitals. The places monitored by this board are: - General Hospital - IGMH - Hulhumale Hospital - Vihamalu Hospital - Maldivian Blood Services - Thalassemia and Ado Hemoglobinopathy Center operated from there - Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital - Addu Equatorial Hospital - Ungufaru Regional Hospital - Dr. Abdussamad Memorial Hospital - Gan Regional Hospital - Fuvahmulah Hospital