IGMH Makes History in Maldives

Thursday 16th of April 2020

IGMH Makes History in Maldives

Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) team of Ophthalmologists, maxillofacial surgeons with the help of anesthesiologists and OT team has successfully performed the first orbitotomy surgery with muscle release in a child with blowout fracture of orbit with muscle entrapment for the first time in the Maldives. This was announced by IGMH on 16th April.’

In October 1986, the Maldivian government requested India's assistance in building a large scale hospital during Rajiv Gandhi's official visit. This was agreed by Rajiv Gandhi; two years later, India and Maldives signed a memorandum of understanding in October 1988. The foundation was laid on January 14, 1990 and it took almost 5 years to complete the hospital. The hospital is dedicated to Indira Gandhi, the only female Prime Minister of India.

Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital is also the largest government healthcare facility, providing tertiary level healthcare in the Maldives. Located in the capital city Male’, with approximately 300 beds, IGMH provides services to around 150,000 people living in the city, plus specialist referral services for patients both domestic and foreign.