Social Development Minister chairs High Committee for the Care of People with Disabilities meeting

03-12-2024

Osama bin Saleh Al Alawi, Minister of Social Development and Chairman of the High Committee for the Care of People with Disabilities, chaired the committee’s ninth meeting virtually. The committee reviewed progress on implementing recommendations from its previous meeting and assessed achievements under the National Strategy for Persons with Disabilities. The meeting reviewed updates on the committee’s digital platform and an evaluation of Bahrain’s participation in the 7th Gulf Theatre Festival for People with Disabilities in Qatar. It also discussed strategies for addressing recommendations from the UN report on disability rights and plans for upcoming visits to rehabilitation centres across public, private, and non-governmental sectors. The committee also highlighted the success of Bahrain’s recent celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, organised by the Ministry of Social Development.