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Government-provided health care is free to Bahraini citizens and subsidized for non-Bahrainis. Healthcare expenditure accounted for 4.5% of Bahrain's GDP, according to the World Health Organization. Bahraini physicians and nurses form a majority of the country's workforce in the health sector, unlike neighbouring Gulf states. [2]
Bahrain is currently suffering from an obesity epidemic as 28.9% of all males and 38.2% of all females are classified as obese. [4] Cardiovascular diseases account for 32% of all deaths in Bahrain, being the number one cause of death in the country (the second being cancer). [5]
Reaching 100,000 vaccinations in just one month, for the small nation of Bahrain, is also a remarkable achievement. The shots are being administered from Ministry of Health's 27 health centres and the King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) in Bahrain. [12] Bahrain also launched mobile vaccination units for seniors and individuals with special needs.
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This is a list of hospitals in Bahrain. Hospitals in Bahrain can be classified into public hospitals (funded by the Ministry of Health or the Bahrain Defence Force ) and private hospitals. All hospitals are subject to inspection and accreditation by the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA), an independent regulatory body established in 2010.
On the same day, Bahrain suspended all schools, nurseries and universities for two weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection. [10] CBSE exams were postponed. [12] On 26 February, Bahrain confirmed nine new cases, raising the total count to 26 cases, including three new cases involving three women travelling to the country from Iran. [13] [14]
Healthcare in Bahrain during the first half of the 20th century was predominantly supplied by the private American Mission Hospital, the small government hospital at Noaim (currently Noaim health centre) and Awali hospital. To cope with a largely increasing population, Salmaniya Medical Complex was opened in 1957 with a total capacity of 50 beds.
Jaleela bint Sayed Jawad Hassan is the Minister of Health for the Kingdom of Bahrain since June 2022. [1]Prior to this role, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Primary Healthcare Centres.