Bahrain continues to build on healthcare milestones: Minister

TDT | Manama                        

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

Bahrain has upgraded the quality of health services delivered to all community members, placing the Kingdom among advanced countries on the flexibility and sustainability of this vital sector.

This was emphasised by Health Minister, Dr Jalila bint Al Sayed Jawad Hassan, as she commended the constant support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to the health sector.

The Minister pledged that as members of Team Bahrain, the affiliates of the Health Ministry will continue building on the Kingdom’s health milestones by expanding the delivery of premium health services to everyone.

Dr Jalila said that HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s order to provide round-the-clock health services in nine health centres across the Kingdom has contributed to enhancing the efficiency and quality of the healthcare system, enabling the patients to have easy access to health services.

Health centres operating 24 hours a day are distributed across various governorates, namely: Halat Bu Maher Health Centre and BBK Centre in the Muharraq Governorate, the Hamad Kanoo Health Centre, Youssef Engineer Health Centre and Khalifa Town Health Centre in the Southern Governorate, the Sitra Health Centre and the Jidhafs Health Centre in the Capital Governorate, and the Mohammed Jassim Kanoo Health Centre and the Shaikh Jaber Health Centre in the Northern Governorate.

The Minister said the health centres had started delivering round the clock services shortly after HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s order, which contributed to improving the quality of healthcare they provide.

Regarding the classification mechanism in place at primary healthcare centres, the Minister asserted that since the launch of the 24-hour system, emergency cases have been dealt with according to an approved international triage system, taking into account symptoms and vital indicators, namely the modified “Manchester Triage System” and the “Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale”.

The launch of the round-the-clock service at the nine health centres has improved the performance and quality of services.