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WHO in Bahrain
Bahrain conducts a National Health Survey workshop
Participants from the National Health Survey Committee and experts from the Ministry of Health and iGA at the workshop. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain8 July 2025, Isa Town, Bahrain – The World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health and the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) conducted a workshop at the iGA premises in Isa Town,...
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly
Bahrain's Minister of Health Dr Jaleela bint Alsayed Jawad Hasan and WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo credit: WHO/Pierre Albouy27 May 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA78), held from 19 to 27 May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland under the theme One World for Health, reaffirmed WHO’s commitment...
Bahrain: WHO and the Royal University for Women sign an MoU to strengthen research into women’s health and well-being
WHO Representative in Bahrain Dr Assad Hafeez signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the President of the Royal University for Women Professor Riyad Hamzah. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Bahrain.29 April 2025, Riffa, Bahrain – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Bahrain has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Royal...
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...
