MP Al Dhaen calls for new Isa Town centre to ease pressure on existing units

TDT | Manama

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A dialysis centre in Isa Town is a necessity, not a luxury, MP Dr. Maryam Al Dhaen told Parliament yesterday, calling for a fairer distribution of services and relief for overcrowded units.

She said the proposal does not arise from a shortage of dialysis facilities in Bahrain, but from how they are distributed as residential areas continue to expand.

A new site in the Southern Governorate, she argued, would ease pressure on existing centres.

Kidney patients

Dr Al Dhaen noted that kidney patients attend three times a week, at set times and for long sessions. Nearness matters, she said, shaping daily life, health and family routines, from school runs to work shifts and transport.

The government, in an earlier written reply, said dialysis is offered at Salmaniya Medical Complex, the Abdulrahman Kanoo Kidney Centre and the Shaikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa Centre for Kidney Patients, which also works with the Royal Medical Services, as well as King Hamad University Hospital.

These centres, it said, meet current demand.

Review

It added that the Supreme Council of Health keeps the map of services under review and moves to add capacity when required.

This sits alongside the health insurance system, which offers cover within set packages, tied to census data and urban growth.

The government thanked Parliament for its interest, agreed with the proposal’s aims as already met in practice, and said it is ready to keep working with MPs in the public interest.