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India helps Maldives tackle measles outbreak
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- India has stepped in to help the Maldives tackle a recent outbreak of measles, identified at a government hospital about three weeks ago.
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- 30,000 units handed over: The Indian Embassy in Male on Thursday handed over 30,000 doses of measles and rubella (MR) vaccine to the Maldivian Health Ministry.
- MoU on health: The Indian initiative comes even as the two countries implement the Memorandum of Understanding on Health cooperation which was signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Male in June 2019.
- Cancer hospital being built by India: India is also helping build a 100-bed Cancer Hospital in Hulhumale as part of its $800 million Line of Credit to the island nation.
- Positive shift in ties: India’s bilateral ties with Male witnessed a significant shift after President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was elected to office in 2018.
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The Hindu