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Bahrain pledges world-class health services
07/27/2010; Manama, Bahrain's leaders have pledged world-class health services for the nation.
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Ministry launches swine flu website
October 21, 2009, Bahrain: A swine flu website was yesterday launched as part of the Health Ministry's official e-page. Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer ordered the http:/H1N1.moh.gov.bh to provide accurate medical information about the disease.
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New flu drug to boost Bahrain's stock
August 6, 2009: Bahrain is to stock up on an alternative anti-influenza drug known as Relenza to ensure it will be able to treat strains of swine flu that are resistant to Tamiflu, it has emerged.
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Bahrain Vows to Boost Health Service
June 2,2009: Bahrain is committed to developing training and research facilities for its medical professionals, according to Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer.
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Oasis of Health
May 20, 2009: Work was officially launched yesterday on a massive project which will turn Bahrain into a health oasis "unique to the region".
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Bahrain Plans Stem Cell Unit
May 19,2009: Bahrain is investigating the possibility of setting up a Stem Cell Centre to treat patients with diabetes, it emerged yesterday.
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Health Care for All Vow
May 14, 2009: Bahrain yesterday pledged better health care for all, as part of its commitment to human rights.
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Bahrain Meet to Focus on Breast Cancer
April 4, 2009: Breast cancer will come under the spotlight at a conference opening at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa on Thursday (April 9).
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Autism Speaks - and the World Must Listen...
April 2, 2009: Did you know over 67 million people around the world are affected by autism including here in Bahrain?
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Bahrain Joins WHO Op Safety Drive
March 24, 2009: Bahrain has joined a World Health Organisation (WHO) scheme to safeguard the lives of millions of patients who go under the knife each year.
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Better Sickle Cell Patient Care Vow
March 16, 2009: Facilities to treat sickle cell disease in Bahrain are among the best in the world.
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School Health Care
February 14, 2009: More than 15,000 secondary school students are to be screened for genetic blood diseases in a campaign starting later this month.
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Bahraini Doctors Perform Major Surgeries in Gaza
January 31, 2009: A team of Bahraini doctors yesterday performed delicate surgeries on Palestinians injured in the Israeli assault, at the European Hospital in Khan Yunus in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Bahrain Outlines Measures to Tackle Sickle Cell Anaemia
January 18, 2009: Twenty-three health clinics in Bahrain would be equipped with latest facilities to treat sickle cell anaemia patients.
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Bahrain to Step Up Aids Battle
January 14, 2009: A new four-year campaign to combat Aids and HIV in Bahrain will be officially launched today. The National HIV/Aids Strategic Framework will be launched at the Gulf Hotel's Gulf International Convention Centre, under the patronage of Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer, at 1pm.
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Fund Set up in Bahrain to Help Poor Children Buy Medical Equipment
January 7, 2009: The Bahrain Pediatric Confederation has formed a fund to support needy families to buy important medical equipment for their children.
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Spotlight on Blindness
December 10, 2008: The Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIEC) will host the 10th International Congress of the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (Meaco).
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Bahrain to Host Global Congress of Eye Disease Experts
November 26, 2008: Bahrain will host the 10th congress of the Middle East and African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) next year, it was announced last night.
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Bahrain Helping UK Fight Disease
November 24, 2008: British health officials could copy Bahrain's efforts in tackling genetic blood disease.A Bahraini doctor will advise National Health Service (NHS) officials charged with tackling the problem in the UK.
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Bahrain to host health meeting
November 22, 2008: Healthcare information technology executives will gather in Bahrain next year for the first Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Middle East conference.
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Heart Patients 'Live Longer in Bahrain'
November 10, 2008: People suffering from acute heart disease in Bahrain are living at least five years longer than some of their counterparts in the Gulf, it has been revealed.
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Hypoparathyroidism Society Launched
November 6, 2008: A Bahraini youth suffering from a rare disease has formed a first-of-its-kind society in the Middle East which would collect funds for research, creating awareness on his disease.
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Vaccines First for Bahrain
October 27, 2008: Bahrain yesterday became the first country in the Middle East and the 11th globally to formally introduce the Rotavirus vaccine.
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Bahrain Medical Center Earns International Accreditation
October 10, 2008 : KIMS Bahrain Medical Center (KBMC) has been certified by the Australian Council for Health Care Standards International (ACHSI), becoming the first medical center in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to receive international accreditation.
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Bahrain Taking the Lead in Sickle Cell Fight
October 1, 2008: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is looking at Bahrain as a model in the fight to eradicate the life-threatening condition - sickle cell anaemia.
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Health Services Backed
September 24, 2008: Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday pledged full support for the private medical sector and investment in health projects that diversify treatment choices for citizens.
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Eye Experts to Convene at MEACO in Bahrain
September 10, 2008: Eye specialists from around the region will descend on Bahrain next year for the 10th International Congress of the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO).
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Bahrain to Host Mideast Healthcare IT Conference
August 4, 2008 : Healthcare information technology (IT) executives will gather in Bahrain for the First Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Middle East Conference to be held in the first week of May next.
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Antibiotic Side Effects Studied
May 12, 2008 : Authorities in Bahrain are studying different mechanisms to reduce prescribing of antibiotics to avoid their side effects on patients.
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Bahrain Sets a Healthy Example
April 8, 2008 : Gulf countries are to follow Bahrain's example in introducing the rotavirus vaccine.
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Bahrain Breakthrough in Cancer Research
March 13, 2008: A Bahrain scientist claims to have found a possible cure for killer diseases including AIDS and cancer.
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Bahrain Leads in Brain Surgery
December 18, 2007: Bahrain has become a leader in the field of brain surgery, with more than 40 complicated aneurysm surgeries carried out successfully over the past five years, it has been revealed.
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Bahraini doctor to head global genetics body
December 6, 2007: Bahraini Dr Shaikha Al Arayyed has been nominated as head of Eastern Mediterranean Health Genomics and Biotechnology Network, it was announced yesterday.
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Bahrain Launches New Patient Safety Alliance
November 15, 2007: Bahrain has proposed to set up a Bahrain Alliance for Patient Safety.It would be similar to the World Alliance for Patient Safety, Health Ministry Training and Planning Assistant Under-secretary Dr Fawzi Amin told the GDN.
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Bahrain to Host Health Forum
October 25, 2007 : Bahrain is to host the Third Gulf Health Promotion Conference later this month, it was announced yesterday.
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$1 Billion Medical Island to Come up in Bahrain
July 15, 2007 : A $1 billion medical island, the first of its kind in the Middle East, covering an area of 125 hectares, is on its way in Bahrain.
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Gulf Healthcare Projected to Soar to $60 billion by 2025
July 10, 2007 : Direct healthcare costs in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations are expected to rise some 400 percent to $60 billion by the year 2025, this according to a new report from respected US business consultants McKinsey & Co.
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Bahrain Ambassador Visits St. Louis and Montana
May 29, 2007 : Naser M. Y. Al Belooshi, Bahrain Ambassador to the United States, visited St. Louis, Missouri and several cities in Montana in late April to learn of new opportunities for potential Bahrain and U.S. business partnerships.
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Action Plan for a Healthy Bahrain
Bahrain will soon develop a new action plan to combat communicable and non-communicable diseases on the recommendation of the United Nations.
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Turkey to Open Pharma Plant in Bahrain
December 28, 2006 : Turkey has reiterated its plan to set up a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Bahrain, its Health Minister said yesterday.
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Bahrain to Host Healthcare Conference
December 5, 2006: The International Health Tourism (IHT) Exhibition 2006, the only exposition promoting health tourism within the region, will be held from December 11-13 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, said a report in our sister publication Gulf Daily News.
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Nurse Training Program in Development
October 20, 2006 : A JOINT training scheme for nurses being developed by Bahrain and the Philippines will benefit more than 4,000 medical professionals from the two countries.
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New Private Hospital Opens In Muharraq
August 21, 2006 : New private hospital opens, which will provide medical services to over 120,000 people living in the Muharraq Governorate.
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$2m Bahrain Hospital Expansion Begins
June 12, 2006: Work has started on the expansion of the Salmaniya Medical Complex accident and emergency department.
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Bahrain Medical Center Awaits Upgrade
June 10, 2006: Plans are being finalized by the KIMS Bahrain Medical Center (KBMC) to upgrade it into a hospital.
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