It was the first death caused by dengue in 2019. By Hassan Moosa A nine-year-old boy died from dengue fever on Tuesday. Hassan Haisam Hussain, from Haa Dhaalu Kulhudhuffushi island, passed away while...
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Maldives records sharp rise in dengue cases
The number of dengue cases reported across the Maldives has increased more than 200 percent compared to the previous year. Some 1,912 cases of dengue were reported by the end of last month with 506...
Vector control campaign launched after spike in dengue
by Mohamed Junayd The Health Protection Agency has launched a vector control campaign after more than 1,000 cases of mosquito-borne disease were reported across the country. At a press briefing...
Dengue, flu, viral fever cases drop in June
Cases of dengue, flu, viral fever and influenza spiked in the Maldives earlier this year. The Health Protection Agency reported a drop in the spread of communicable diseases for June. Earlier this...
Maldives: Elderly woman dies in third dengue fatality
May 23 17:47 A 61-year-old woman died of dengue fever Sunday night at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé. An IGMH spokesperson told The Maldives Independent that she died around 7:30pm while...
Five-year-old’s death revives concern over dengue
A five-year-old boy died from dengue fever on Sunday as the spread of the mosquito-borne disease continues unabated with unusual rainfall caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon. The child was in...
Malé under water: frequent floods demonstrate climate vulnerability
A few hours of heavy rain in Malé City on Monday morning inundated streets, snarled traffic, flooded the main hospital and caused a roof to cave in at a primary school, prompting concern over the...
Hundreds mobilized in campaign against dengue
Hundreds of volunteers and staff at state owned companies and government offices began walking door-to-door in the capital Malé this morning with a checklist of activities to eliminate...
Schools closed over dengue outbreak
By Ahmed Naish | June 30, 2015 Following an outbreak of dengue fever, the government has closed schools until further notice. At least two people have died from dengue this week. Speaking at a press...
Ministerial task force formed to combat dengue outbreak
A ministerial task force was convened today to formulate a national level response to a dengue outbreak across the Maldives. An 18-year-old pregnant Maldivian woman and a migrant worker died of...
Maldives holds regional record as malaria-free zone
The Maldives holds South-East Asia’s record for being malaria-free. Meanwhile, the region is falling behind as one-third of affected countries show signs of eliminating the vector-borne disease over...
Dengue task force to hand control to Health Ministry as outbreak calms
By Neil Merrett The Ministry of Health is expected to once again take the reins of the national response to a dengue fever outbreak linked to the deaths of eight Maldivians this year, after last week...
Dengue hospital situation "stable", despite high patient demand
Hospitals in the capital have said they continue to screen significant numbers of patients for dengue fever, yet claim that the situation remains “stable” as authorities raise fears that an ongoing...
Task force fears slight increase in dengue infections despite recent declines
A representative for a government-appointed taskforce working to coordinate responses to a national dengue fever outbreak has claimed provisional data has indicated a slight increase in infections...
Task force claims dengue "epidemic" under control despite coordination concerns
By Neil Merrett The task force appointed by the government to combat a dengue fever outbreak linked to the deaths of seven people has claimed it is beginning to bring the spread of the virus under...
MNDF drafted to aid government dengue response over "epidemic" fears
The Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) has been drafted in to help with efforts to try and control an outbreak of dengue fever that the government has described as “an epidemic”. President...
Health authorities focus on mosquito controls as hospital confirms infant dengue fatality
Male’s Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) has confirmed that a nine-month old child died today from dengue fever as health officials look to combat further spread of the virus through attempts to...