NHRA Launches Upgraded Website

03 September 2019

The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) has launched the second version of its website under the patronage of Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, President of the Supreme Council for Health.

Dr. Mariam Al Jalahma, CEO of the authority, said that the aim of updating the website in Arabic and English came to keep pace with the latest developments in regulating the health sector in Bahrain and to provide all legal and technical information and guidance for all investors and professionals in the health sector as it aims to provide comprehensive services for the organization of the health sector and an outstanding cross-board Health sector regulatory services, deep and breadth multimedia content, excellent user experience and a superior user engagement.

The targeted visitors using the website include professionals, health care facilities and investors. The website provides licensed health professionals, health facilities, pharmacies and their locations, medicines, pharmaceutical products and their prices.

The website also includes a comprehensive assessment of the authority services in order to improve performance and follow-up procedures. It includes a rich multimedia content such as: texts, video/image gallery, regulations, policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, checklists, circulars, announcements, newsletters, annual reports and statistics. 

The CEO explained that the website allows the communication with the Authority through the "public site for TAWASEL" in addition to the service of direct communication with the sections were under "Contact Us", they can use the online inquiry form, and also provides means of communication directly with the heads of the department and staff.

Al Jalahma added that a new service is added to the site called the "Health Investor Centre", where it provides all the required information to investors about the process of opening a health facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain, laws, rules and regulations related to the type of investment and the requirements of the authority, and assisting investors in making investment decisions.

Dr. Shaikh Mohammed praised the efforts exerted by the authority to modernize the website in its second version, which came to keep pace with the government orientations for the digital transformation of public services, which facilitates and accelerates the provision of services.