Minister vows better services for sickle cell patients

Health Minister Faeqa Al Saleh yesterday received Bahrain Society for Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient Care Chairman Zakareya Al Kadhem and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of Assistant Undersecretary for Hospital Affairs Dr Mohammed Amine Al Awadhi. They discussed ways of optimising services for the sickle cell anaemia patients to alleviate their suffering and reduce the risks of the disease. They also discussed issues related to improving the level of health services provided to female patients suffering from the disease.

This includes solving some of the major difficulties faced by patients in the emergency department at Salmaniya Medical Complex, providing advanced treatments for patients apart from offering necessary therapeutic equipment. The Health Minister stressed keenness of the ministry to provide the needed care for the patients, in line with the directives of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.