To confer ways to enhance coordination andcombined cooperation.. The Minister of Social Development receives the official representative of the World Health Organization

07-07-2024

H.E. Mr. Osama bin Ahmed Khalaf Al-Asfoor, Minister of Social Development, received Dr. Tasnim Ghaleb Atatreh, Representative of the World Health Organization in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in the presence of a Ministry's and the Organization officials. Heading the meeting, the Minister of Social Development praised the role of the World Health Organization and its prominent efforts aiming to prompt healthy lifestyles in communities, stressing the Ministry’s keenness to consolidate cooperation feilds in order to support the aspirations of various groups of society, including the elderly and disabilities, within the framework of implementing the national strategy. For the elderly, and the National Strategy for Persons with Disabilities, in partnership with various sectors in order to provide aspects of health care to their importance in society. Discussion held about the important services provided by the Ministry to various groups of society, especially the elderly and people with disabilities, were also reviewed, ensuring the provision of health and social care for them and enhancing their participation in society, in addition to the Ministry’s efforts to empower them through several development and social programs and initiatives, in addition to discussing a number of Topics of common interest. For her part, Dr. Tasnim Ghaleb Atatreh, Representative of the World Health Organization in the Kingdom of Bahrain, expressed her appreciation for the efforts taken by the Ministry of Social Development, stressing the importance of strengthening cooperation between the two entities in order to implement the national strategies of the Kingdom of Bahrain in accordance with the aspirations related to health fields.