Poverty and inequality in Maldives 2022
In the past two decades, Maldives has achieved remarkable economic progress and reductions in poverty. However, the country faces high exposure to global risks including an . existential threat of rising
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Dengue on the rise again in Maldives- CCHDC
Centre for Community Health and Disease Control (CCHDC) has said that dengue fever is on the rise in Male
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Dengue death toll hits 4 in 2 days as Maldives sets mosquito control programme
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Dengue death toll hits 3 in 2 days as Maldives sets mosquito control programme
The death toll from dengue fever in the Maldives has reached three in two days with the latest death recorded this morning. Alhan Ahmed of Dhilbahaaruge/Baa atoll Thulhaadhoo, aged two and a half years, died at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) around 3am today after he was transferred from ADK Hospital for further treatment.
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Transparency Maldives launches Global Corruption Report on climate change
Transparency Maldives Sunday launched the Global Corruption Report: Climate Change compiled by Transparency International. Transparency International officially inaugurated the report, first of its kind to comprehensively explore major climate-related corruption risks, in April of this year at Dhaka, Bangladesh. International watchdogs identify that improper or poor governance paves the way
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Three World Bank Grants Awarded for Community Outreach in the Maldives
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Minister rules out possibilities of sewerage systems in all islands in five-year term
Minister of Housing and Environment Mohamed Aslam said yesterday that establishing sewerage systems in all islands could not be completed during President Nasheed
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E-coli in Addu water tanks not similar to strains found in Europe: Health
The Health Ministry has revealed that the strain of E-coli found in public water tanks in Addu City and those recently found in vegetables in Europe are two completely different strains.
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ADB praises Maldives climate change efforts, urges continued fiscal reforms
Efforts by the Maldives to tackle the effects of climate change are highly encouraging, but the country must continue with reforms to address its fiscal deficit, and promote inclusive and regionally-balanced growth, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today. An investment plan by the Government to make the Maldives the first carbon neutral country in the world within a d
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Maldives hosts meeting to finalise SAARC agreement on natural disaster response
The Inter-governmental Expert Group Meeting to finalise the draft South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agreement on Rapid Response to Natural Disasters has begun yesterday at the Traders Hotel. This meeting is attended by all SAARC member states except Afghanistan. The idea of establishing a mechanism for rapid response to natural disasters had been voiced at the 15th SAA
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Maldives to set up Renewable Energy Investment Office
The Cabinet has decided to establish Renewable Energy Investment Office to come up with economic solutions to the country