Government signs agreement with Apollo Hospitals to manage IGMH

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

The Government of Maldives has signed an agreement with Apollo Hospitals to mange Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Male’. The agreement was signed during President Nasheed’s visit to Chennai, India.

The agreement was signed on behalf of the government of Maldives by the Minister of Health and Family, Dr Aminath Jameel and on behalf of Apollo Hospitals, its Managing Director Dr Preetha Reddy signed the agreement.

The agreement involves the upgradation of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital to provide world class healthcare to the local population of the Maldives and overseas patients. During the management tenure of 15 years, Apollo Hospitals will work closely with the Government of Maldives and the Government of India in developing the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospitals as a destination for healthcare and wellness services, research & development and medical education.

Speaking at the agreement signing ceremony, President Nasheed said ‘we have immense faith in Apollo Hospitals and the pioneering spirit of the group. Under the able leadership of the visionary, Dr Reddy, we are certain that the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital and Maldives will emerge as a global healthcare destination.’

Reader Comments

  1. Oh really? what a wonderful news? the BIG question is, can they just go and sign and agreement with them? Did it go on international tender? which are the parties that bid for it? If not, then what guarentee we have this country will be sold for indian companies for few million dollars? the countries telecommunication giant DHIRAAGU has been sold for 40 million dollars. what next? maybe tomorrow they will start human trafficing?

    Posted by VOLVO | January 24, 2010, 8:13 am

  2. its a shame maldivians cant take care of their own health care delivary.

    Posted by gumree | January 24, 2010, 2:23 pm

  3. Ashamed …..!!! what Hippocratic strategies are behind…..???
    Company rule in India (sometimes, Company Raj,[1] “raj,” lit. “rule” in Hindi[2]) refers to the rule or dominion of the British East India Company on the Indian subcontinent. This is variously taken to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the Company,[3] in 1765, when the Company was granted the diwani, or the right to collect revenue, in Bengal and Bihar,[4] or in 1772, when the Company established a capital in Calcutta, appointed its first Governor-General, Warren Hastings, and became directly involved in governance.[5] The rule lasted until 1858, when, after the Indian rebellion of 1857 and consequent of the Government of India Act 1858, the British government assumed the task of directly administering India in the new British Raj.
    ….influenced more than 150 years in India….
    Refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India
    Before 40 years President Ibrahim Nasir made Maldivian trade free from “Bumba Marchants” as to give way to domestic investments by locals. This foundations is going to be removed by peculiar privatization programs by cooperate capitalists in the so called democratic government. Is Indian government dealing with the Maldives as British have dealt with them in 16th century? Will it not be colonialism? Did British have announced Indians that they were commencing a program of Colonialism before establishment merchant companies in India?? … Oh! What a perfect Privatization program?? Where is public? Can’t they share on business?
    We call Maldivians to be emancipated from mental slavery.

    Posted by National Voice | January 29, 2010, 2:30 pm

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