Possibility of discontinuing Aasandha: State Budget 2019

The proposed State Budget 2019 warned of the discontinuation of the national healthcare scheme 'Aasandha' due to an increase in uncontrollable expenditure.

The budget, which was submitted to the parliament on Tuesday by Minister of Finance and Treasury Ahmed Munawar, revealed that 40 percent of medical treatments are sought at hospitals located in capital Male', which cost more than regional and atoll hospitals.