President inaugurates the new complex of Ungoofaaru Hospital

President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom on Sunday has opened the new complex of Raa Ungoofaaru regional Hospital with 12 specialists.

With the establishment of the new complex at Ungoofaaru Hospital; operations, dental treatments and dialysis can be carried out at Ungoofaaru Regional Hospital, said the Health Ministry.

Speaking in the ceremony held to inaugurate the new complex of Raa Ungoofaaru Hospital, Mohamed Nazim, Acting Health Minister and Defense Minister said that medical equipment required for the islands of Raa Atoll have been provided and that health services in Raa Atoll must not come to a halt for not having bio-medical facilities.

Minister Nazim noted that services of doctors from all islands have been made available under the efforts made to strengthen health sector.

“Although doctors are not present at two islands, assistance from the doctors in adjacent islands would be received” said Acting Health Minister Nazim.