Who's going to fly the planes?Pilot shortage is a boogeyman that haunts aviation industry. It is real, it is increasing and it is becoming difficult to ignore. But among the many solutions currently on the table, what is lacking attention is, perhaps, the simp More… |
Drug shortages prompt question: are some medicines too cheap?Philip Aubrey buys medicines for British government-funded hospitals across London, capital of the world's fifth-largest economy, but last year he struggled to secure supplies of a basic AIDS drug. He is no More… |
New zero energy technology to produce drinking waterCrystal Lagoons, a patented technology developer of giant crystalline lagoons, has developed a new technology to deal with a shortage of potable fresh water, a problem that affects more than a billion people worldwide. More… |
New zero energy technology to produce drinking waterCrystal Lagoons, a patented technology developer of giant crystalline lagoons, has developed a new technology to deal with a shortage of potable fresh water, a problem that affects more than a billion people worldwide. More… |
Cigarette shortage woes in BahrainTraders in Bahrain have complained of a shortage in supplies of some cigarette brands from distributors. The Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication, has learned that distributors are allegedly not fulfilling orders on time sinc More… |
TB vaccine shortage sparks alert in BahrainA vaccine crucial for immunisation against tuberculosis (TB) is currently in short supply in Bahrain, a leading doctor has revealed. Al Hilal Hospital paediatrician Dr Akhtar Amin said that several patients had come back to him after being una More… |
Bahrain hit by camel milk shortageCamel milk connoisseurs are facing a shortage of their favourite drink as Bahrain’s niche dairy farmers struggle to meet demand, said a report. Proponents of drinking camel milk claim it carries a whole raft of health benefi More… |
Plea to increase staff at Bahrain’s main hospitalA shortage of staff at Bahrain’s main hospital during weekends and public holidays is causing unnecessary suffering to sickle cell anaemia patients, an activist has claimed. Bahrain Society for Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient Ca More… |
Bed shortage in Bahrain hits drug treatmentA chronic bed shortage means Bahrain’s drug treatment programme is failing addicts who seek help, according to a senior counsellor. There are just 29 beds at Bahrain’s only drug treatment unit, which treats an average More… |
Shortage of Bahraini doctors highlightedA shortage of qualified Bahraini doctors to fill senior and specialised positions is forcing the Health Ministry to hire from abroad. This was revealed by the ministry’s hospital affairs assistant under-secretary Dr Waleed A More… |