WHO in Bahrain
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...
Identifying WHO Bahrain’s priorities for next 2 years
Over 45 technical staff from the Ministry of Health, including focal points for universal health coverage, nutrition, noncommunicable diseases, mental health, road safety, maternal and child health, and health emergencies, took part in the Strategic and Operational Planning Workshop. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain 2 January 2024, Manama, Bahrain – A...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Her Excellency Dr Samya Bahram, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health, and Dr Tasnim Atatrah, WHO Representative in Bahrain, join community members to Walk the Talk for disability inclusion. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain Participants of all ages and abilities taking part in the 800-metre walk around Sa’ada Seafront, Muharraq. Photo credit:...
Multidisciplinary Health Communications and Community Engagement Capacity-Building Workshop
Forty-five participants from the Ministry of Health, Primary Healthcare Centres, Ministry of Interior, National Communications Center and Government Hospitals took part in the capacity-building workshop in Manama, Bahrain. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain18 December 2023, Manama, Bahrain – WHO ran a 3-day Multidisciplinary Health Communications and...
WHO Bahrain organizes workshop to support planning for climate-resilient health systems
Participants of the Workshop on Conducting Climate Change and Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment and the Health National Adaptation Plan. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain Under the direction of the Supreme Council for Environment and the Ministry of Health, the WHO Country Office in Bahrain organized the Workshop on Conducting Climate Change...
Healthy Cities workshop and exhibition further promote initiative in Bahrain
The multisectoral workshop involved more than 25 participants from the Ministry of Health and from the Capital, Muharraq, Northern and Southern governorates. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain 15 October 2023, Manama, Bahrain – Led by Bahrain’s Ministry of Health, in collaboration with WHO, a one-day Healthy Cities Programme Exchange of Experiences...
Initiation of second round of joint external evaluation in Bahrain
4 September 2023 – Led by the Ministry of Health in Bahrain, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, a 3-day workshop on the first phase of self-evaluation of the second round of the joint external evaluation (JEE), was held in Manama, Bahrain, on 3–5 September 2023. Under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), WHO Member...
