Special operation launched for inmate medical treatment
As part of an earlier agreement with IGMH, doctors at IGMH were allowed to go to prison and inmates were given online consultations as well.
By
Aman Haleem
In a bid to reduce the number of prisoners who need to see a doctor, the correctional service on Saturday launched a special initiative called 'Operation Heyhan' and started taking prisoners to hospitals.
Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) started the operation to combat the increasing number of prisoners that have referrals from doctors to visit specialist doctors and conduct medical investigations. The operation will continue as follows:
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Duration of three weeks
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Top MCS officers will participate
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More than 70 officers will be involved
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All MCS transport vehicles will be used
Commissioner of Prisons Ahmed Mohamed Fulhu said that the most common complaint of the families of prisoners and prisoners themselves is that they do not get to consult with doctors.
"There are a lot of health issues as prison is a place where a large number of people are lodged," he said.
The operation will address health issues, and will not only identify the difficulties involved in health services for inmates, but aid in identifying the steps that can be taken to address it, Ahmed said.
During the operation:
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Those who have had to see a doctor for a long time and those whose condition is critical can be identified and provided with the necessary treatments
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Can identify the systemic changes needed to maintain inmate health monitoring in a sustainable manner
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This information can be used while training officers in the future
In order to carry out the operation, corrections made special arrangements with the hospitals.
As part of an earlier agreement with IGMH, doctors at IGMH were allowed to go to prison and inmates were given online consultations as well.
When the operation was launched for inmates by the MCS, in a recent incident a man that was arrested in a drug operation had died in police custody.
Abdulla Rasheed, 43, Swan/G.Dh. Hoandedhoo, had died on 25 October, on a speedboat after having told the police several times of chest pains.
