President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has held discussions with senior administrators of healthcare providers in Raa Atoll, on ways to improve the healthcare services provided in the atoll. The meeting was held at Kanbaidhi Maalam at Rasgetheemu, Raa Atoll.
During the meeting, the president inquired on ways to increase the efficiency of services provided to the atoll’s residents. Senior officials expressed their worries, challenges and requirements to improve services. They discussed budgeting, human resources, and shortages in equipment and infrastructure. They also noted difficulties in the maintenance of existing healthcare infrastructure and requested an ambulance. Speaking further, they also noted difficulties in collaborating with some healthcare institutions and discussed the difficulties they faced in carrying out tasks at their respective islands' health centres.
Speaking at the meeting, President Solih addressed and shared information about the administration's goal for promoting decentralised healthcare to expand current the medical services provided to residents nationwide. He stated that the issue of ambulance shortages, as well as other concerns, would be discussed with relevant authorities and resolved accordingly.
Rasgetheemu was the seventh destination of the president and first lady’s three-day trip to Shaviyani Atoll and Raa Atoll. Cabinet ministers, senior executives from the President’s Office and a delegation of high-level government officials accompanied the president and first lady on this trip.