Maldives issues Meningococcal health alert after first fatality

HPA adds that people who meet with infected people for a short period of time or dine with them, despite direct contact, are not ‘close-contacts'.

26 June 2024

Maldives detects cases of eradicated filariasis

To prevent this disease, it is important to look for mosquito breeding grounds and destroy them.

15 December 2023

Maldives reports nearly a 170 cases of Chikungunya

The disease is spread by the Aedes mosquito that causes dengue fever.

3 May 2024

Israel says it will let more aid into Gaza as UN warns of hunger

Al Shifa staff said a premature baby died at the hospital on Friday, the first baby to die there in the two days since Israeli forces entered.

18 November 2023

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop "war"

While the virus can infect people, usually those who have contact with infected birds, the World Health Organization says the risk to humans is low.

16 February 2023

7 new Filariasis cases in Male region; total at 32

To prevent this disease, the only significant thing we can now do is to identify and eradicate mosquito breeding grounds.

24 December 2023

No Meningococcal outbreak, vaccinate if high-risk: Maldives govt

Symptoms appear between one and 10 days after infection.

27 June 2024

Maldives scrambles to contact trace after Meningococcal case

Although untreated cases can be fatal, vaccination offers effective prevention.

25 June 2024