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Bahrain Health Ministry: Salmaniya Medical Complex Performed 14,304 operations in 2017
2017-12-15
The Bahraini Ministry of Health issued a statistical report revealing that 14,304 operations were performed at the Salmaniya Medical Complex in 2017, including 11,829 major operations.
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Bahrain Health Minister Warns against Accepting Scholarships Offered by Foreign Embassies
2017-12-15
Bahraini Minister of Health issued a decree prohibiting all employees from accepting education scholarships and training courses offered by embassies operating in Bahrain.
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Health Ministry Abolishes Position of Assistant Undersecretary of Financial & Technical Resources Occupied by Naturalized Citizen Maher Al-Anees
2017-10-19
The Bahraini Ministry of Health has canceled the position of Assistant Undersecretary for Financial and Technical Resources, which is occupied by the naturalized citizen Maher Al-Anees.
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Health Ministry: There are 4 CT Scan Machines, Sufficient for Salmaniya Patients
2017-08-31
The Bahraini Ministry of Health denied information stating there is only a single CT scan machine at the Salmaniya Medical Complex, the main hospital in the country.
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56% of Nursing Graduates in Bahrain Unemployed since 3 Years
2017-02-27
A statistical report conducted by a team of unemployed nurses revealed that 56 percent of nursing graduates are unemployed.
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Parliament Forms “Health”, “Pension” Investigative Committees, Postpones Travel Ban Proposal
2017-01-12
The Bahraini Council of Representatives (Parliament) decided to form investigative committees to look into medical services in public hospitals and medical centers and pension funds managed by the Public Authority for Social Insurance.
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Former Minister Regrets Lack of Bahraini Expertise in Health Ministry, Wonders if it’s Part of the 2030 Vision
2016-12-07
Former Bahraini Minister expressed regret over the lack of Bahraini expertise from the Health Ministry, wondering if this step is part of the “2030 Vision”.
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Health Ministry: Penalty for Misusing Social Media May Reach Dismissal from Work
2016-11-20
Social media activists circulated notice issued by Bahraini Health Ministry calling for commitment to government decision issued on August 15, 2016.
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Ministry of Health: 6 Resignations Submitted in ER Department in Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex since Onset of 2016
2016-10-05
Assistant Undersecretary for Hospital Affairs Waleed Al-Manea stressed that a number of people working in the emergency department in Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex submitted their resignations, explaining that the ministry asked the human resources department to recruit new employees, however, it is difficult to hire people now due to the budget.
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Prosecution: Red Marks around Neck and Bruises on Face of Killed Man in Psychiatric Hospital
2016-06-20
Manama's chief prosecutor Nawaf Al-Awadi said that "the Public Prosecution received a notice about a ...
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Bahraini Dies in Psychiatric Hospital after being Attack by Roomate
2016-06-18
Bahraini Ibrahim Ali Abdulrasoul Al-A’ali passed away on Friday after roommate assaulted him at psychiatric hospital...
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Local Newspaper: 500 Retirement Application Submitted to "Ministry of Health" within Month
2016-06-06
The local Bahraini Al-Bilad newspaper owned by the son of the Prime Minister Ali ...
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100 Unemployed Bahraini Nurses as Gov't Continues to Hire Foreigners
2016-02-02
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini graduates of Nursing from the School of Medical Sciences denounced the Health Ministry's continued employment of foreigners while they have been unemployed since their graduation in 2014. This came after the ministry hired a group of Asian nationals in nursing posts recently.
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Salmaniya Complex’s New Doctors without Salaries Since 3 Months
2015-12-28
Bahrain Mirror: A number of new assigned doctors in the Salmaniya Medical Complex said to the local Bahraini Al-Bilad newspaper that the “Ministry of Health has not deposited their salaries in their bank accounts since three months ago”.
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Bahraini Gov’t Cancels Medical Treatment of Bahraini Patients Abroad
2015-12-22
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Health Minister Fa’eka Al-Saleh announced that the government of Bahrainis stopped sending Bahraini patients for medical treatment abroad.
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Bahraini Health Ministry: 4 Suspected Cases of Cholera among People Coming from Iraq
2015-12-15
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain Health Ministry family medicine consultant Dr Kawthar Al-Eid said: “Bahrain is so far cholera-free but infections are expected among people coming back from Iraq,” adding that four suspected cases of cholera have been reported in the country on December 11, 2015.
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Bahraini Gov't Fails to Pay Medical Field Workers Fees
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror:A number of medical field workers confirmed that the Bahraini government failed to pay them two months of overtime fees.
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Health Ministry’s Ambulances to be Reduced from 22 to 7
2015-11-11
Bahrain Mirror: he Al-Bilad newspaper owned by Ali bin Khalifa, the Prime Minister’s son, reported from Health Ministry sources that the number of ambulances at the Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex will be reduced to 7 to meet the needs of all Bahraini areas.
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Health Ministry: 4 Labs Shut Down & More to be Closed to Reduce Expenditure
2015-10-17
Bahrain Mirror: Health Ministry health centres director Sima Zainal said that the ministry closed down four health laboratories in the health centres affiliated to the ministry due to low number of visitors.
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Bahraini Health Ministry Treated 3 Swine Flu Cases
2015-10-12
Bahrain Mirror: Dr. Mariam Al Hajri, Director of the Department of Public Health, said infection with swine influenza (H1N1) is not life-threatening and can be treated as soon as it is discovered, as there are available vaccines and treatments.