Contagious_diseases - The Edition

Contagious Diseases

Previously contained whooping cough re-emerges

24 Jan 2024

WHO recognises Maldives' elimination of rubella before 2023

10 Sept 2020

Maldives, Sri Lanka successfully eliminate rubella: WHO

8 Jul 2020

HPA predicts surge of influenza cases

22 Apr 2020

Foreign Min requests locals in Japan to register at embassy

26 Jan 2020

State sets up thermal screening, quarantine for coronavirus

23 Jan 2020

HPA confirms Measles case, victim unvaccinated 3 yr old

12 Jan 2020

Lack of vaccines against chickenpox outbreak sparks outrage

24 Jul 2018

Previously contained whooping cough re-emerges

24 Jan 2024

WHO recognises Maldives' elimination of rubella before 2023

10 Sept 2020

Maldives, Sri Lanka successfully eliminate rubella: WHO

8 Jul 2020

HPA predicts surge of influenza cases

22 Apr 2020

Foreign Min requests locals in Japan to register at embassy

26 Jan 2020

State sets up thermal screening, quarantine for coronavirus

23 Jan 2020

HPA confirms Measles case, victim unvaccinated 3 yr old

12 Jan 2020

Lack of vaccines against chickenpox outbreak sparks outrage

24 Jul 2018

Health Protection Agency

Deadline extended for anti-tobacco groups seeking funding

Applications must pass all stages of the assessment process and receive a minimum of 70 marks under the assessment criteria.

13 Sept 2026

Malika Shahid

Diarrhea and vomiting cases rise in Maldives

12 Sept 2026

Request to be aware of health issues from extreme heat

8 Sept 2026

Measles cases remain steady, with 17 reported last week

25 Aug 2026

Gaafu Alifu school canteen closed after rat found on food

18 Aug 2026

Diseases

Foreigner with communicable disease in hiding, search on

A foreign national suspected of having an communicable disease is currently in hiding in Maldives, and his details have been circulated on social media to alert the public.

3 Jun 2025

Malika Shahid

HPA cautions of respiratory virus spread

25 Sept 2024

What is Invasive Meningococcal Disease?

26 Jun 2024

Vaccination

Aid cuts, misinfo threaten child vaccination progress: UN

Global infant vaccination levels have stabilised after shrinking during the Covid crisis, the UN said Tuesday, but it warned that misinformation and drastic aid cuts were deepening dangerous coverage gaps and putting millions at risk.

15 Jul 2025

Optional vaccines to be made available through Aasandha

12 Aug 2023

Maldives launches Electronic Immunization Registry

4 Oct 2022

UNICEF, WHO warns of declining vaccination during COVID-19

17 Jul 2020

Health ministry to compile list on vaccination

16 Jan 2020

South East Asia

Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 250

Climate change has impacted storm patterns, including the duration and intensity of the season, leading to heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts.

28 Nov 2025

East Timor to scrap MP pensions and SUVs after protests

17 Sept 2025

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