BAHRAIN’S HEALTH MINISTER Sadaq bin Abdul Karim Al Shehabi, in coordination with Customs Affairs Chief Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, inspected the temporary clinic on King Fahad Causeway to assess its readiness for the Haj season.
The clinic, which became operational on September 29, will run till October 6. The timing of the clinic is from 9am to 11pm.
The Health Ministry will reopen the clinic when the first buses transporting pilgrims from the holy city of Makkah return to Bahrain on October 17. It will remain operational till October 22 from 10pm to 6am.
Discussions focused on developing the clinic according to health standards and change it into a permanent clinic to serve travellers and workers.
The clinic consists of two rooms for doctors, a pharmacy, a treatment and emergency room, and has all the needed medical equipment and medications. A doctor and two nurses will be on duty in every work shift.
The health minister also inspected the Public Health Directorate Food Monitoring Department’s imported food unit on King Fahad Causeway and listened to a briefing on the unit’s work, role and needs.
He thanked the officials in charge of the temporary health clinic and the imported food unit for their efforts and dedication to serving the society and protecting the people’s health and safety.
Online ‘SafeSurf’ drive to promote child safety
A NATION-WIDE campaign to make the Internet safer for children and teenagers was launched recently by Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. The SafeSurf media campaign has been designed to educate parents and other caregivers about how they can help youngsters get the best from the Internet while reducing its potential dangers.
“Although we don’t believe that cyber crime is a major problem in Bahrain, we recognise that there are some groups that are more at risk than others and we want to be proactive in preventing potential abuses,” TRA chairman Dr Mohammed Al Amer said. “Our campaign will use multiple mediums, including newspapers, outdoor billboards and the Internet itself, to reach as wide an audience as possible. It will also be a great opportunity for the TRA to further improve its relations and interactions with the public,” he added.
The campaign was created based on the results of ongoing studies on Internet safety, which included among their recommendations that a national awareness campaign should be implemented. Previously the TRA released a national study entitled ‘State of the Nation Review of Internet Safety’, which found that Internet security awareness was generally low in Bahrain. –shamada@khaleejtimes.com