Bahrain hospitals, schools, and public services continue without interruption

TDT | Manama

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State bodies in Bahrain kept hospitals open, shifted schools to remote learning and kept public services running during the recent Iranian attacks, Mamdouh Al Saleh, chairman of Parliament’s Services Committee, said.

Al Saleh said the way health, education, municipal and other services kept going showed that government agencies had working emergency plans and could deal with sudden events without halting daily life for citizens and residents.

“The service sectors in Bahrain have shown that they have an integrated system based on advance planning and risk management,” he said. “Services for citizens and residents continue without interruption.”

He said public hospitals and health centres kept treating patients, while the Ministry of Education moved lessons online so teaching could go on.

Municipal services, road upkeep and other core work also carried on during the regional tensions, he said.

According to Al Saleh, that was the result of years of planning, work on infrastructure and investment in Bahraini staff.

He said the Ministry of Health, led by the Minister, Her Excellency Dr Jaleela bint Al Sayed Jawad Hassan, kept hospitals and health centres operating, while medical, nursing and administrative teams remained at work.

Infrastructure

Al Saleh said the Ministry of Works, led by H.E. Ebrahim bin Hassan Al Hawaj, carried on with infrastructure schemes, upkeep of public facilities and work on key roads.

He added that the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs, led by H.E. Wael bin Nasser Al Mubarak, kept municipal services going, including public cleanliness and community services.

Al Saleh also referred to the Interior Ministry’s security bodies and Civil Defence, led by Interior Minister, H.E. General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, saying they dealt with developments on the ground and helped keep people safe.

On education, he said the Ministry of Education, led by H.E. Dr Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, handled the shift to remote learning in a way that allowed teaching to continue without a break.

Projects He said the fact that infrastructure, housing and public service projects were still going showed that Bahrain’s development plans had not been thrown off course by regional tensions.

“Strong states are judged not only by how they deal with crises, but by whether they can carry on with development plans at the same time,” he said.

Al Saleh urged citizens and residents to follow guidance issued by the relevant authorities, saying this would help protect public safety and support efforts to maintain security and stability.