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WHO visits University College of Bahrain as part of the Health Promoting Universities programme
5 March 2025, Saar, Bahrain – WHO conducted a 1-day mission to evaluate University College of Bahrain (UCB) as a health-promoting university. Health-promoting universities are an extension of the settings-based approach to health promotion which recognizes that universities have the potential to improve the health of the population by integrating health...
WHO conducts field visits to Bahrain’s Muharraq Governorate as part of the healthy cities programme
Governor of Muharraq Governorate HE Salman bin Isa Al Mannai, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Dr Samya Bahram, WHO Regional Adviser for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health Dr Samar El Feky and the team at the Muharraq Governorate Office. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain.25 February 2025, Muharraq, Bahrain – WHO conducted a...
Bahrain conducts capacity building training on cause of death registration and the International Classification of Diseases
Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Dr Samya Bahram, WHO EMRO Technical Officer (Science, Information and Dissemination) Dr Eman Aly and participants during the capacity building training. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain 16 February 2025, Manama, Bahrain – Between 9 and 12 February, the World Health Organization (WHO) supported the Ministry of...
WHO conducts a training workshop in Bahrain on the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative
Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Dr Samya Bahram, WHO Representative in Bahrain Dr Tasnim Atatrah and participants during the closing ceremony of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative Assessor Training Workshop. Photo credit: WHO / WHO Bahrain 3 December 2024, Manama, Bahrain – Between 24 and 28 November, WHO, in collaboration with the Ministry...
WHO conducts a refresher workshop on health-promoting universities in Bahrain
The workshop conducted by WHO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Higher Education Council, at the American University of Bahrain. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain. 26 November 2024, Manama, Bahrain – WHO, in collaboration with Bahrain’s Ministry of Health and the Higher Education Council, conducted a 1-day introductory and...
WHO delegation conducts field visits to Bahrain’s Northern Governorate as part of the healthy city programme
Governor of Northern Governorate HE Ali Al Asfoor, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Dr Samya Bahram, WHO Representative in Bahrain Dr Tasnim Atatrah, WHO Regional Adviser for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health Dr Samar ElFeky and the team at the Northern Governorate Office. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain.19 November 2024,...
Scaling up Bahrain’s healthy cities programme
Deputy Governor of Capital Governorate HE Hassan Abdullah Al Madani, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Dr Samya Bahram, WHO Representative in Bahrain Dr Tasnim Atatrah, Regional Adviser for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health Dr Samar El Feky and the team at the Capital Governorate Office. Photo credit: Capital...
American University of Bahrain moves closer to being recognized as a health-promoting university
A visit to the American University of Bahrain by representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Higher Education Council, WHO Country Office in Bahrain and WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain. 20 August 2024, Manama, Bahrain – WHO conducted a one-day mission to evaluate the American University of...
Training workshop on Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources in Bahrain
Ten participants from the Ministry of Health’s Public Health Directorate took part in the EIOS training workshop. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain.4 August 2024, Manama, Bahrain – WHO organized a three-day refresher training workshop on Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) at the WHO Country Office in Bahrain between 21 and 23 July 2024. The...
Seasonal influenza vaccination programme: pilot of rapid mini post-introduction evaluation in Bahrain
Ministry of Health and National Immunization Technical Advisory Group representatives with mission members from the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and PIVI. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain 29 January 2024, Manama, Bahrain – A 2-day mission was conducted in Manama, Bahrain, on 23–24 January 2024 to pilot a rapid mini evaluation of...
