Two spinal surgeries have been carried out at Addu Equatorial Hospital for the first time since its opening.
The hospital announced on social media that the recipients of the two surgeries were a 64 year old female and a 68 year old male.
The surgeries were carried out by a team of doctors and nurses from IGMH hospital, including orthopedic specialist, Dr. Yusuf Shan.
While this is the first of two complex surgeries carried out in the hospital, the hospital also recently carried out a hip surgery, making it the first main surgery carried out in the hospital.