Bahrain summit focus on fighting sickle cellBahrain will host a major conference on sickle cell anaemia today, where more than 30 experts will discuss the management and prevention of the disease, a report said. The three-day event, International Conference on Sickle Cell D More… |
Sickle cell focus for Bahrain summitPreventing and managing sickle cell anaemia will be discussed during a major international conference in Bahrain next month, a report said. Thirty-six experts, of which 19 are from Bahrain, will speak at the conference, which will More… |
Bahrain sickle cell claims 1 life per weekBahrain is on the verge of a sickle cell crisis with the disease claiming the life of a person almost once a week, campaigners were quoted as saying. Fatima Yousif Radhi, 36, from Shahrakan, became the latest victim when she suffe More… |
Bahrain Health Ministry faces legal actionLegal action will be taken against the Health Ministry on behalf of sickle cell patients who died in Bahrain since the start of 2008. It is being put together by the Bahrain Society for Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient Care, which expe More… |
Special sickle cell facility sought in BahrainBahrain MPs have renewed calls for a fully operational 24-hour facility to treat sickle cell patients, following the death of seven patients in less than two weeks. Campaigners have blamed authorities for ignoring patients and providing in More… |
Bahrain gears up for charity raft racePreparations are underway for one of Bahrain's biggest annual fundraising events, the 36th Charity Raft Race to be held at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra on April 6. The charity race, run by the Rotary Club of Salmaniya, saw More… |
Bahrain gears up for charity raft racePreparations are underway for one of Bahrain's biggest annual fundraising events, the 36th Charity Raft Race to be held at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra on April 6. The charity race, run by the Rotary Club of Salmaniya, saw More… |
Bahrain sickle cell centre faces delayA BD2.5 million ($6.63 million) blood disease centre at Bahrain's main hospital which was due to open in July could be delayed by up to five months. According to officials, there have been some changes in the design of the four-storey More… |
Narcotics abuse alert sounded in BahrainDoctors have been accused of issuing excessive levels of narcotics without properly assessing patients, leading to an "unbelievable increase" in the consumption of narcotic drugs in Bahrain, said a senior official. Hundreds of people, part More… |
Bahrain hospital project on trackA BD2.5 million ($6.63 million) haematology centre at Bahrain's main hospital is set to be up and running within 10 months, said a senior government official. Works Ministry construction projects director Mona Al Mutawa said constructi More… |








