Health Ministry to modernise Cardiology Department at IGMH

MALE, June 3 (HNS) -- The Ministry of Health has put the Cardiology Department of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital for tender in an effort to find an experienced party to modernise the department and provide better health services. The tender notice released by the Health Ministry states that a period of five to 10 years will be given to the selected party to develop the cardiology department and provide related services. It also states that the successful bidder has to upgrade the cardiology department to a level where heart surgery can be performed and provide doctors and other medical staff. The proposals for the tender should include the cathlab equipment and other machineries that are required or an alternative financing mechanism for acquiring the necessary equipment for the hospital, the tender notice said. The last date for submitting the proposals is 31 July.