The government is working to modify the stipulation that private clinics will not be included in the universal health insurance scheme Aasandha, due to become active tomorrow, January 1.
President Mohamed Nasheed this morning announced that the government is trying to set procedural standards for including clinics in the scheme, Haveeru reports.
Health Minister Ibrahim Waheed told local media that, “We haven’t planned to include private clinics in Aasandha in 2012. The government doesn’t want everyone to set up clinics in their houses but rather wants the people to be able to receive treatment from a single place.”
He added that clinics must upgrade their services to hospital standard in order to be included in the Aasandha scheme.
Details have not been revealed.
The Aasandha scheme does include provisions for Maldivians seeking medical treatment abroad, and offers financial support for those in need.
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