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Bahrain Speaker extends support to health programmes

Manama: The Council of Representatives yesterday extended support to all efforts and initiatives to upgrade the health sector and enhance the standard of services. 

Speaker Ahmed Al Mulla voiced the stance during a meeting, attended by the Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Health Minister Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh and MPs. 

The Speaker backed plans to introduce the health insurance scheme for citizens and said that the council would push forward laws and legislations, which would benefit Bahrainis and serve the national interests.

He hailed the directives of Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to bolster cooperation between legislative and executive branches of the government.