Aasandha’s New Scheme during COVID-19

Wednesday 18th of March 2020

Aasandha’s New Scheme during COVID-19

While the country fights to prevent coronavirus spread, it has been announced that visiting crowded places like hospitals are not advisable. However, there are patients that require medicine intake for a long period of time and they have to visit the doctor to get the medicine.

As a solution to this issue during the emergency period, Aasandha launches a scheme that allows patients to viber their existing medical prescriptions to STO and ADK pharmacies without the need of consulting a doctor. The state owned company is tasked with managing the national health insurance scheme Husnuvaa Aasandha.

In a press release today, Aasandha announced the phone numbers of the pharmacies, in Capital Male, Hulhumale and Villimale, that will be used by the patients to viber their prescriptions. There are 3 in Male: STO Henveiru Pharmacy, STO Hulhumale Pharmacy and ADK Pharmacy 6. ADK Pharmacy 10 is in Hulhumale and Tablet-2 in Villimale.

An old prescription from an institution under Aasandha

It should not have been 6 months since months since the date written on the prescription. The pharmacies should be contacted a week prior to run out of medicines. The prescription is for a disease or sickness that requires medication for a long time. All required information should be there on the prescription.

A new prescription from an institution not under Aasandha

3 days shouldn’t have exceeded since the date of the prescription. The patient needs to have the medication for a long time and all required information should be written on the prescription (details of the patient, sickness, medicine and doctor).