Minister to inaugurate key health conference in Bahrain

TDT | Manama      

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com  

Staff Reporter

Health Minister Dr Jalila Hassan will launch the second Health Regulatory Conference and Exhibition today at Bahrain Conference Centre, Crowne Plaza Hotel.

The three-day conference is held under the patronage of the Supreme Council of Health Chairman; Lieutenant-General Doctor Shaikh Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and is themed Safe and High-Quality Healthcare Services.

This year’s conference will cover a variety of topics, including (but not limited to); granting and renewing accreditation to hospitals and medical centres, developing regulations and legislation, licensing healthcare facilities, launching the “Monshaat” and “Mehan” initiatives, regulating and arbitrating the use of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, as well related subjects.

The conference will promote engagement and collaboration between health professionals and broader entities as well as representatives from the health and care industries who have diverse specialisms.

These include delegates from the medical product, pharmaceutical, patient safety and medical training industries as well as those representing healthcare facilities themselves. Furthermore, accreditation experts from the region and around the world will provide guidance for attendees.

The conference’s primary goal is to precipitate an exchange of ideas on the implementation and management of health regulations. Conversations on the standard of healthcare and its further improvement within the Kingdom of Bahrain will be supplemented by the attendance of eminent medical specialists from Bahrain, the GCC and the broader international community who will bring their extensive expertise.

An “expo” is also being held concurrently with the conference to highlight the services (and products) of several participating organisations. The conference also provides a platform for the exchange of views between all practitioners in the field of health and medical care – as well as the services sector – of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Arabian Gulf.

An array of topics related to the health sector will be topics of conversation including; strengthening the leadership of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the health arena, health, education and training, health and medical research, health investment, data protection in the fields of medicine and public health amongst others.

The Health Regulatory Conference and Exhibition provides a venue for health and medical service providers in various fields and will introduce them to the most recent advancements in the Supreme Council of Health’s role in creating and monitoring the implementation of the National Health Plan.

The plan aims to develop the entire health services system in line with the objectives of Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030. It has also been developed in conjunction with the Government’s plan for national advancements in the sustainability and quality of healthcare services offered to citizens (such as the National Health Insurance Programme, which is amongst the strategic objectives) and to generally raise the standard of medical care given to Bahrain’s residents and citizens.

The third day of the conference will feature a meeting of the Gulf Committee of the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, whose focus will be on researching the systems for classifying and registering health specialties in the GCC states.

The forum will also cover the most recent advancements in the standardization of classification and registration processes for medical specialties in use across all GCC nations – and its implementation.

It will also serve to develop consensus on the qualifications of physicians, nurses, pharmacists and related professions in addition to “alternative” healthcare providers whether they are citizens of GCC states or otherwise.