Medical fees for expats hiked
Manama : The Health Ministry has informed that the medical care cost for non-Bahrainis at public hospitals and health centres will increase from BD3 to BD7, effective Friday.
This came after a resolution passed by Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh, Minister of Health was published in Official Gazette and the decision stipulates that the non- Bahrainis are obliged to pay BD7 for general medical consultancy and dental consultancy.
It also mentioned that non-Bahrainis will have to purchase their medicines from private pharmacies.
However, it was also added that expats who work in the public sector and their dependents will be excluded from the new price hike.
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