OIC Secretary General Receives the Health Minister of Maldives

06/03/2019- The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), H.E. Dr. Yousef A. Othaimeen, received the Health Minister of the Republic of Maldives H.E. Mr. Abdulla Ameen and his accompanying delegation, at the OIC Headquarters in Jeddah on 5 March 2019.

H.E. Mr. Abdulla Ameen expressed his thanks and appreciation for the role the OIC is playing in promoting human development in the OIC Member States in general and the Republic of Maldives in particular. He underlined the importance of the partnership between his country and the OIC and expressed hope to strengthen it further. He briefed the Secretary General about the status of health care in Maldives and indicated that his country has been implementing the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) whereby Government provides healthcare services to all its citizens.

The Secretary General welcomed the Minister and commended the Republic of Maldives and its leadership for their support for OIC programmes and activities. He reiterated OIC’s commitment to support its Member States in every way possible. He stated that it was OIC’s moral responsibility to play a leading role in such areas as vaccination campaigns in underserved communities of the OIC and to help Member States in the production of affordable, safe and quality medicines and vaccines. The two sides agreed to continue their engagement with the aim of fostering the wellbeing of the people in the OIC Member States.

Source: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=20667&t_ref=11731&lan=en