Malé City Council Approves Biannual Reporting of MVR 88,000 Patient Transport Funds

Malé City Council has approved a requirement for the Red Crescent to report twice a year on how it spends the MVR 88,000 the council provides annually for patient transport services. The decision was made during the council's official public meeting on Wednesday, following a proposal by Mohamed Rilwan Ali, councillor for the Maafannu West constituency. The councillor moved to add a condition to the existing memorandum of understanding between the council and the Red Crescent, requiring expenditure reports from the funds to be submitted to the council twice a year. The motion was unanimously approved by all councillors present. The council signed the MoU with the Red Crescent on 8 October last year. Under the agreement, the council pays the Red Crescent MVR 88,000 per year for patient transport services. The article also notes that government and several private hospitals provide patient transport services by ambulance.