BAHRAIN is sitting on a health time bomb unless it does more to promote healthy lifestyles, according to a top official. Health Ministry health education director Dr Amal Al Jowder delivered the…
Category: Health Care
New Medical Care Standards on Way in Bahrain
7th December 2009 Bahrain — New medical care standards may soon be in place at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) Accident and Emergency Department, Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer said. Speaking…
Bahrain Healthcare Professionals to have Hospital Police Squad
6th December 2009 : Gulf Daily Bahrain Authorities are reviewing a request by medical professionals to open a full-fledged police station at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), to tackle continued assaults and threats…
Nearly 60% of Bahrain’s doctors are women – gov’t
Fifty seven percent of doctors and 67 percent of dentists working for the Bahrain Ministry of Health are women, the latest government figures reveal. The data for last year shows that women…
Healthcare costs puts Bahrain’s free service in jeopardy
Kingdom of Bahrain’s free healthcare system is in jeopardy from rapidly rising costs of healthcare in the country, the Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer said on Monday. The kingdom’s annual health…
Bahrain winning flu battle
Bahrain is winning the battle against swine flu, with one of the lowest infection rates in the world. Tough measures have so far kept the infection rate at less than one per…