President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has stated that Unlimited Aasandha covered the cost of the kidney transplants of 17 patients last year.
The President made these remarks in his Presidential Address for 2015, delivered before the People’s Majlis.
He said that the unlimited Aasandha will cover the expenses of the treatment for emergency treatments abroad as well as kidney and liver transplants.
“We have been covering the expenses of kidney transplants, donor cross matching under the medical insurance,” he said.
The scheme is part of the Government’s key electoral pledges to provide comprehensive medicare for a healthy population.
The President said that Husnuvaa Aasandha was a benefaction for all citizens, and that it was not unique for a certain sector or age group of the population. The President assured that the scheme would not discriminate against anyone based on their political affiliation, and that the scheme would cater to everyone’s medical needs.
The Husnuvaa Aasandha health insurance scheme would cover all transportation fees of emergency cases; annual medical checkup for those above the age of 30, and for children under 18 years of age; full medical coverage during pregnancy; and medical coverage for terminally ill patients and those with special needs
Kidney transplants of 17 patients covered under Aasandha
