Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital

The Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) is a state-owned Multi-Speciality hospital, and one of two hospitals in Malé, Republic of Maldives. The hospital is located at the west end of Malé. The hospital is a gift from the Indian Government and is dedicated to Indira Gandhi. IGMH replaced the previous sole hospital, Central Hospital, located at the center of Malé. Central Hospital was later demolished and the location was leased to a private party by the Government to make another hospital.[1]

Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital
Geography
LocationKanbaa Aisa Rani Higun, Malé, the Maldives
Coordinates4.1734°N 73.5014°E / 4.1734; 73.5014
Organisation
Care systemGeneral
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds350
History
Opened15 April 1995
Links
Websitewww.igmh.gov.mv
ListsHospitals in the Maldives

The Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital has 350 beds and provides a range of basic and speciality services as of May 2009.[1]

History

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

The hospital was officially handed over to the Maldivan Government by the Indian Union Minister for Urban Development, Shrimathi Sheila Kaul, on 2 February 1994. It was officially inaugurated on 15 April 1995, by P. V. Narasimha Rao.

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References
  1. "Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital". IGMH. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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