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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”SUMMARY ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”10px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Maldives is a high-middle income country of just over one half a million people with a life expectancy at birth of 80 years. The poverty level in the country has declined from 31% in 2003 to 2.1% in 2023. The infant mortality rate stands at 6 per 1000 live births and the maternal mortality rate is 53. The immunization coverage has been about 98% for decades and the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases is low. Communicable diseases persists at the local level, and the prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis is very low<\/a>.[\/et_pb_text][ba_gradient_heading title=”Aging population and noncommunicable diseases challenge Maldives” html_tag=”h3″ primary_color=”#455A64″ secondary_color=”#455A64″ admin_label=”HEADING (50-60 characters)” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_font_size=”26px” title_line_height=”1em” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/ba_gradient_heading][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 2 ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Despite many health achievements, the health system of Maldives is facing significant challenges because of the growing rates of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs now account for more than 80% of total deaths. The aging population places increasing demands on the health system, which also heavily relies on expatriate health professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With a large increase in health financing over the years, the government was able to expand health coverage among the population through its own multi-tiered health system and purchasing services, known as <\/span>Husnuvaa Aasandha<\/span><\/i>. It is a universal, tax-funded health insurance system that finances public and private health care providers. <\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][ba_gradient_heading title=”High government health expenditure checks out-of-pocket spending” html_tag=”h3″ primary_color=”#455A64″ secondary_color=”#455A64″ admin_label=”HEADING (50-60 characters)” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_font_size=”26px” title_line_height=”1em” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/ba_gradient_heading][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 3″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]The National Health Accounts 2015-2017<\/a>\u00a0states that current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP remained at 9% in 2017, with government expenditure contributing to nearly four fifths of all health spending. As a result, only one fifth of all spending in the country is reported as out-of-pocket payments. Nearly three-fourths (73%) of all spending was used by the elderly population while expenditure on children accounted for 3% in 2017.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

In Maldives, sustaining the current levels of public spending is critical to maintaining the momentum of achieving universal coverage, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. In the future, significant additional allocations must be ring-fenced to primary care with health promotion and disease preventive services that can relieve health systems from unnecessary and irrational spending. The National Master Health Plan (2016-2025) supports the Sustainable Development Goals and is being implemented through a multisectoral and \u201cone health\u201d approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maldives is a high-middle income country of just over one half a million people with a life expectancy at birth of 80 years. The poverty level in the country has declined from 31% in 2003 to 2.1% in 2023. The infant mortality rate stands at 6 per 1000 live births and the maternal mortality rate…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":987573460,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country\/987501979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/country"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country\/987501979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987773727,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country\/987501979\/revisions\/987773727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987573460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987501979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}