The Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH), in collaboration with the Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists of Maldives (SOGM) has launched a gynaecological surgical workshop in the Maldives for the first time.
The workshop is led by Professor Dr Xiaoming Gong, a distinguished expert in minimally invasive gynaecological surgery from Beijing, China. Dr Gong is renowned for pioneering new methods in fibroid ablation therapy, and has introduced procedures such as single-port laparoscopic surgery, vNOTES surgery and Lin’s Hysteroscopic Resection Technique in China.
Inaugurating the workshop, the Minister of Health Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim noted the workshop’s significance in advancing gynaecology treatment in the Maldives.
According to IGMH, the workshop will provide practical training to gynaecologists and operating room nurse. Seven gynaecologists from Hulhumale’ Hospital, Treetop Hospital, ADK Hospital, and Medica Hospital participated in the workshop. IGMH noted that the workshop will enhance existing gynaecological services in the Maldives, and offer valuable experience to local surgeons specialising in gynaecology.