The following links concern public health in Bahrain. This page will be updated regularly so please visit often. Suggest additional resources or tell us if a link is broken. Please write us at: phaw-admin@aub.edu.lb​

Audio Visual Materials

• Bahrain Health Crisis - Bahrain (TruthBahrain, 2011) (TV Program "Health Talks" interview with Dr Nabeel Al Ansari, President of Bahrain Medical society)
  
• Dr. Maha Shihab, OH Specialist, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain (Technical Session 3A : Occupational Health) - Day 2- (Global QHSE, 2015)
  
• Fighting Discrimination Against Women in Bahrain and the GCC - Bahrain (Macropolis Net, 2012)
  
• Protection of Migrant Workers in Bahrain is Improving (Macropolis Net, 2012)
  
• Public Health Awareness Conference: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3  - Bahrain (Abdulla Aljar, 2010)
  

Bibliography and Publications

• Bahrain Health Strategy: Framework for action. 2002- 2010. Bahrain
  
• Eldis - Bahrain
  
• Mohammed, N. S. A. (2003). Population and development of the Arab gulf states: the case of Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. Aldershot Hampshire, UK ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
  
• Overweight and obesity (courtesy of Dr. Abdulrahman Musaiger, Arab Center for Nutrition, Manama, Bahrain)
  
• PreventionWeb - Policy, Plans & Statements - Bahrain
  
• UNICEF - Gender equality profiles from the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) - Bahrain
  
• World Bank - Open Knowledge Repository (you can choose countries and topics) - Bahrain
  

Centers, Organizations & Institutes

• Arab Center for Nutrition - Bahrain 
  
• Bahrain Center for Studies and Research
  
• Bahrain Ministry of Education
  
• Bahrain Ministry of Health
  
• Bahrain Nursing Society- Bahrain
  
• Bahrain Pharmacists Society - Bahrain
  
• Bahrain Medical Society - Bahrain
  
• Central Informatics Organization
  
• Child Rights International Network (CRIN) - Bahrain
  
• Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University (Manama, Bahrain)
  
• Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety - Bahrain
  
• Gulf Disability Society
  
• HIV InSite - Middle East and North Africa (Center for HIV Information (CHI), University of California, UCSF Medical Center) - Bahrain
  
• International Organization for Migratior - Bahrain
  
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF) - Middle East & North Africa -  Bahrain
  
• Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor - Bahrain
  
• Psychology Resources Around the World - (Midle East / Africa - contains information on Arab countries in Africa) - Bahrain
  
• RCSI Institute of Leadership and Healthcare Management, offers programs in Bahrain and UAE
  
• UNDP - Bahrain
  
• UNESCO International Bureau of Education - Bahrain
  
• UNESCWA Population Information Network (POPIN) - Bahrain
  
• UNFPA -Bahrain
  
• UNICEF - Bahrain
  
• UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) - Bahrain
  
• United States Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs - Bahrain
  
• United Nations Development Group (UNDG) - Bahrain
  
• WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Development
  

Data and Statistics

• Childinfo (UNICEF)
  
• Profile of Bahrain 
  
• DataFinder, Population Reference Bureau - Bahrain
  
• Data Wizard (Devinfo) - Bahrain (the database allows for choosing countries and indicators to generate statistics)
  
• Eastern Mediterranean Regional Health System Observatory (WHO EMRO) - Bahrain
  
• Environmental and public health workers density (per 1000 population) - Middle East and North Africa (Quandl Financial & Economic Data) - Bahrain
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Bahrain
  
• Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - IHME) - Country profiles - Bahrain
  
• Global Data Sources: Global Database on Iodine Deficiency - Bahrain (WHO), Global Health Expenditure Database - Bahrain (WHO) (choose "Eastern Mediterranean Region", then "Bahrain" from the list to the left and click "Refresh data"), Global Health Observatory - Bahrain (WHO), Global Health Fact - Bahrain (Kaiser Foundation), Global Database on Anaemia- Bahrain (WHO)
  
• HPV Information Centre -  Bahrain 
  
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: Global Burden of Disease - Bahrain
  
• International Labor Organization (ILO): Natlex, Normlex - Bahrain
  
• MDGs Indicators (UN) - Bahrain
  
• National Health Expenditures (WHO) - Bahrain
  
• NationMaster.com - Bahrain
  
• Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011 (WHO) -  Bahrain
  
• PreventionWeb - Disaster Data & Statistics - Bahrain
  
• Profile of Bahrain (WHO)
  
• Quandl Financial & Economic Data - Bahrain (check different topics to the right)
  
• Regional Health Observatory (click on "Bahrain" on the left navigation
  
• Social Watch- Extended Data -  Bahrain
  
• Social Progress Imperative - Social Progress Index - Bahrain (click "By Component" for different themes)
  
• Step-wise Surveillance System (STEPS):
  
• country reports, data books, fact sheets, journal articles, presentations or posters -  Bahrain 
  
• Chronic diseases and health promotion- Impact of chronic diseas Middle East/ Africa - Bahrain
  
• The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC): Health, Education
  
• The Tobacco Atlas - Bahrain (click on "Topics" for different themes)
  
• Tobacco Country Profile (WHO) - Bahrain
  
• UNESCO education country profile - Bahrain
  
• UNICEF statistics (variety of topics) - Bahrain
  
• World Bank Data, Development Statistics - Bahrain 
  
• World Health Organization data and statistics on Road injury - Bahrain
  
• WHO UNICEF review of national immunization coverage, 1980-2013 -  Bahrain 
  
• WHO vaccine-preventable diseases: monitoring system. 2015 global summary - Bahrain
  

Health systems

• Bahrain - WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (2005-2010)
  

Laws and Regulation

• Health Laws and legistlation - Bahrain
  
• Tobacco Labelling Resource Center: Bahrain Ministerial Decision No. 16 of 2012 Adopting the Standardized Gulf Technical Regulation Regarding Labeling of Tobacco Product Packs as a National Technical Regulation (2012) (Arabic) (English); GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (2011) (Arabic) (English); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011) - Bahrain
  

Maps

• GINI index/ Middle East : Bahrain
  

Programs and Initiatives/Projects

• Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)-Bahrain
  
• Reliefweb - Bahrain
  

Other

• ​Cochrane C​ollaboration in the Arab world - Bahrain Branch of the Cochrane Collaboration