Archive for the 'Bahrain' Category

Bahrain H1N1 concerns rise

Manama: Bahrain’s health authorities are cooperating with Saudi Arabia to ensure that the close contact with the international community gatherings in Makkah for Umrah and Hajj would not lead to more cases of swine flu affecting the region.

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Manama health authorities find more swine flu cases

MANAMA: Five new swine flu cases were detected by Bahraini health authorities last night, bringing the total number of swine flu cases on the island to 13.

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Bahrain denies closing restaurant over swine flu fears

Manama: Bahrain health authorities on Monday denied as baseless claims that it had closed a fast-food outlet over suspicions that one of its staff had swine flu.

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Bahrain announces seven swine flu cases

Manama: Bahrain health officials on Sunday evening said that seven cases of swine flu have been reported among students who have just returned from the US.

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Ostracism of H1N1 victim ‘unacceptable’

Gulf News
Manama: Health officials have warned against the social ostracism of a 21-year-old Bahraini who was diagnosed with A (H1N1), or swine flu, saying that it could lead to hopelessness and despair.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Causeway traffic slows down after swine flu confirmation

MANAMA: Bahraini authorities yesterday assured members of the public that all of the country’s entry and exit points were being closely monitored to prevent swine flu from entering.

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Bahraini tests positive for swine flu on retest

MANAMA: Bahrain registered its first swine flu case yesterday after retesting a 21-year-old Bahraini who was cleared of the viral infection a day earlier.

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Trowers and Hamlins advises on $1bn Bahrain Health Oasis

Trowers & Hamlins, the international law firm, is pleased to have advised the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland on the development and financing of a large scale specialist healthcare project in Muharraq, Bahrain.

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Bahrain clamps down on tobacco use and advertising

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009
Gulf News
Manama: People caught smoking in their cars in front of children will face fines, according to a tough new anti-smoking law that bans tobacco advertising and heavily limits smoking areas.

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Bahrain Reviews Strategy to Contain Syphilis

2 December 2008
Manama - Bahrain is reviewing its strategy for fighting sexually-transmitted diseases after discovering a 0.01 per cent annual increase in syphilis cases, health expert said on Thursday.

Friday, December 19th, 2008