The Health Ministry has signed a cooperation agreement with the Health Ministry of Cuba to enhance the health sector.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the Maldives by Dr. Shah Abdulla Mahir, the Minister of State for Health, during an official visit to Cuba last Tuesday. Cuba's Public Health Minister, Dr. Jose Angel Portal Miranda, signed the agreement on Cuba's behalf.
The signed medical collaboration agreement provides the dispatch of a medical brigade to the Maldives and will improve the Maldives' primary health care system. Additionally, Cuba will assist in conducting programs on communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Cuba's healthcare system is one of the world's best healthcare systems. The country has previously provided scholarships for Maldivian medical students.
