Cetirizine syrup from Pakistan banned over contamination

"Therefore, it is hereby publicly announced that the import, sale and use of any batch of this drug, this brand, is prohibited in the country from Sunday": MFDA

12 November 2023

Tainted Panadol batch prompts all-out ban

The import of the drug is restricted until the investigation is completed.

30 January 2024

Artificially ripened mangoes in India again

The Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) must expand its operations in testing the food imported into the country.

8 June 2024

MFDA lifts sale ban on Panadol

The alert added that the authority has informed the importers and sellers of the standards to be followed in the transportation and storage of the drugs.

22 February 2024

health ministry proposes 3 expert committees to advise minister

The Cabinet on Sunday discussed the paper submitted by the Health Ministry.

14 January 2024

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

WHO warns of falsified cough syrup ingredients seized in Pakistan

"The propylene glycol materials identified in this alert are considered to have been deliberately and fraudulently mislabelled," the WHO said.

16 April 2024