Dr Lt Col Manaf Al Qahtani, Infectious Disease Consultant and Microbiologist at the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Hospital and member of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), stressed the importance of vaccinating child…
Health Protection
South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron
Johannesburg. South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts, the Associated Press (AP) reported.For about three weeks the country has seen increasing numbers of new cases and …
Nations Pledge Over $3B to Fight Pandemic
World leaders pledged more than $3 billion on Thursday for the global fight against the pandemic, as the United States marked a grim point in its own COVID-19 battle – and without the billions of dollars in emergency funding Biden has sought from Congr…
Bahrain to organise international conference on combating AIDS in September
Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health, Deputy Chairperson of the National Committee to Combat AIDS, Dr. Meriam Al Hajeri, affirmed the distinguished efforts made by Bahrain to boost awareness of ways to combat AIDS. She noted that forming the Nati…
NHRA closes a medical facility, seizes medical devices and supplies
The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) has closed a medical facility and seized its contents of medical devices and supplies for violating laws and regulations. NHRA noted that the facility committed many violations, which included selling imp…
Bahrain condemns killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
The Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemned the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, which took place near the Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian territories while she was on duty, as it is a violation of the rules and principles of th…
Bahrain marks International Nursing Day
Bahrain celebrates International Nursing Day on May 12 to highlight the nursing staff’s efforts, contributions, and initiatives in serving the health sector.The celebration for this year comes under the slogan (The Voice of leadership – investing in nu…