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Little was found historically about the legal mandates of implementing an IMS method in the Maldives. It was however obvious that the Maldives began utilizing an IMS method after signing the Hyogo Framework for disaster reduction. As was mentioned previously in this chapter, the Hyogo Framework brought all individuals and organizations into a common arrangement to create better coordination when responding to a disaster (Hyogo Framework, 2005).

As a part of strengthening disaster preparedness, it was suggested that the Incident Command System should be used to ensure that all countries respond to a disaster (Penuel, Statler, & Hagen, 2013). The Maldives was one of the 10 countries of ASEAN who signed an agreement to approve the adoption of the ICS system in 2003. Numerous ICS classes were offered that same year, and the Maldives sent representatives to these classes (Ramos, 2012).

There was a collaborative effort to train countries about the proper use of the ICS system. This collaboration included the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS). There were minor to moderate adaptions made to the ICS system for each country, including the Maldives. This adaption was based on the structure of the countries national government while being cognizant of cultural considerations. This specific training offered Train‐the‐Trainer ICS course curriculum to key national agencies and trainers (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, 2009).

In respect to hospital incident management, the Maldives appear to have a system in place. In the Ministry of Health's guidance on Health Emergency Operations Plan ([HEOP], 2018), the manual states that an (unspecified) IMS method will be used to manage disaster. Unfortunately, no information could be found on which IMS method would be used.