Urban Primary Healthcare Centre shuts down for maintenance five months after opening

The Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH)’s Urban Primary Healthcare Centre (UPHC) has been temporarily shut down for maintenance on Monday, just five months after it was brought into operation.

The facility, located within the Coral Boulevard complex—developed during the administration of former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom—was repurposed as a General Practice (GP) clinic and officially opened on November 19th of last year. 

In a statement on Monday, IGMH said the closure is to facilitate necessary maintenance work. The centre will remain closed until April 22nd.

During this period, services previously offered at the UPHC centre have been relocated to the hospital’s General Outpatient Department (GOPD). Immunization services will continue to be provided through Dhamana Veshi.

The UPHC centre is equipped with a range of facilities, including a General Practice clinic, Child Health clinic, treatment room, minor procedure room, wellness clinic, counselling room, and X-ray unit.