Bahrain MPs approve proposal to establish temporary medical centre in Salman City

TDT | Manama

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The Council of Representatives has approved an urgent proposal to establish a make-shift medical centre in Salman City in the Northern Governorate, one of the newest government housing projects in recent years.

The proposal was submitted by a group of MPs, who called for urgently establishing the centre, similarly to Budaiya Coastal Clinic, which serves the citizens and residents of Budaiya town.

Heading the MPs is Fatima Al Qatari, who said that Salman City is one of the new cities that house a growing number of population.

Launching a temporary medical centre that covers the main medical services is a necessity as people residing in this area need to travel to neighbouring villages to receive medical care.

“Establishing a temporary health centre in Salman City responds to the urgent needs of the residents of the area, which is one of the biggest housing cities in Bahrain.

It is an appropriate solution for the government to carry out its responsibilities towards the citizens by providing healthcare to them and reducing the pressure on the nearby centres,” she commented. Al Qatari, the parliamentary representative of the area, said that in some cases, urgent medical intervention is needed to avoid serious complications.

She called for a swift action to construct this centre in order to ensure the well-being of all people in Salman City.

“There is increasing pressure on the medical centres near Salman City, and having a temporary one in this area to exclusively serve the people living there is an urgent matter that we hope it will be solved at the earliest,” the MP added.

The closest medical facilities to the new city are located a few kilometres away, in Budaiya, Barbar and Bani Jamrah areas. Several emergency cases, especially fatal traffic accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists, were reported in Salman City recently.

The latest case was of a three-year-old Bahraini girl, who was run over by her family driver near her home two weeks ago.

The girl was rushed by ambulance to Salmaniya Medical Complex in the Capital, where she was pronounced dead. Following this mishap, residents of the area repeated their call for a medical facility to serve Salman City and the nearby towns and village