Ministry of Health, Republic of Maldives Government of Maldives Country Resources General Health Strategies and Plans Maldives 2016 Policy document

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This Health Master Plan 2016-2025 outlines the principles and the national health goals, and provides strategic guidance and direction to the public and the partners in health, to further develop programs and business plans to improve the health of the population and develop the health system in the country. Development planning in the health sector started in the late ’80s. The first health sector plan was a 3-year medium-term plan developed in 1980 which followed the principles of the primary health care approach adopted at Alma Ata in 1978. The Health Master Plan (HMP) 1996-2005 was the first long-term plan which was developed in 1995. The HMP 2006-2015 was implemented satisfactorily, particularly in the first half of the plan period. The latter half of the plan period was challenging with a shift in policy direction to short-term planning. Despite the challenges, HMP 2006-2015 proved to be valuable guidance for health planning. This HMP 2016-2025 is the third long-term plan and draws on lessons learned from previous planning cycles and challenges in implementing long-term plans in a volatile political context.

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