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Medical Evacuations

Indian "civilians" are soldiers out of uniform, alleges Yameen

“[Indian] soldiers don't have to change their uniforms and live here as civilians to fly helicopters,” Yameen said.

Pres pledges Seaplane ambulance service in three weeks

Managing medical evacuations via the national carrier could put quite a strain on commercial flight schedules.

Maldives launches air ambulance service

The Health Ministry thanked the national airline Maldivian for its efforts and Ooredoo for providing medical devices.

Helicopter service to resume for rescue, Medvec

The government has also decided to allocate space at the Velana International Airport for the construction of a heliport.

29 January 2024

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Critical patient dies after delayed transport

"The delay was because of the chartered flight. The flight was delayed. The flight delay is not a problem that can be solved by the hospital”.

20 January 2024

President orders emergency medical evacuation reform

The President has asked all the relevant authorities to share with him, all details of the arrangements that were made to bring Jaah to Male.

21 January 2024

Ghassan says pres not involved in medical evacuation decisions

Statistics do show that a large percentage of medical evacuations are carried out through Maldivian airline.

21 January 2024

Maldivian changes policy to prioritise medical evacuations

Minister Ameen said one of the top priorities of the government is the introduction of air ambulance service.

21 January 2024

Parliament committee to probe child's death over transport delay

The committee meeting concluded upon agreement to summon the relevant agencies to the committee.

21 January 2024