Maldives

27 août 2025

31 décembre 2025

31 décembre 2028

30 juin 2027

Maldives has limited laboratories and testing capacity. For instance, Maldives Customs Service (MCS) currently does not have an in-house facility to provide testing service. A proposal has been prepared by MCS and endorsed by management to establish a customs laboratory, however funding is needed by a donor. The current National Health Laboratory (NHL) has developed numerous tests and possesses advanced equipment. However, there is a need to identify further requirements in test capacity and develop these areas. Difficulty in procurement of chemicals and maintenance are the challenges in rendering services and these issues related to the procurement of chemicals and maintenance of equipment are being discussed with the Ministry of Health (MoH) for potential solutions. The High Performance Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC MSMS) has been procured and installed, the Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP MS) is under installation, and the Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC MS) is in the process of being procured. NHL has been accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by the BLQS, DMSc, Thailand since 2008. The current scope of accreditation includes seven microbiological food tests, seven microbiological water tests, and seven chemical tests. Thus, several agencies require donor assistance and financial support to acquire laboratory testing kits and relevant laboratory equipment and materials. Hence, Maldives requests an extension to implement this Article up to 31 December 2028.

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G/TFA/N/MDV/3/Add.7