Four Coast Guard officers die of cancer in four years

2 weeks ago

Four officers of the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) Coast Guard have died of cancer over the last four years. On Saturday, Ali Nasheed, 48, a staff sergeant at the Coast Guard, died of a cancerous brain tumor at the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). The sailor had been seeking treatment from hospitals both local and overseas for the last three years.