PREMIER RECEIVES CROWN PRINCE
PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA RECEIVED AT HIS COURT TODAY CROWN PRINCE, DEPUTY SUPREME COMMANDER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (EDB) CHAIRMAN SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA.
SHAIKH SALMAN CONGRATULATED THE PREMIER ON BEING HONOURED BY THE UN EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) WITH THE AVICENNA GOLD MEDAL. THE PRIME MINISTER RE-EMPHASIZED THAT THE AWARD WAS A TRIBUTE TO THE GOVERNMENT’S ACHIEVEMENTS BROUGHT ABOUT THANKS TO THE WISE LEADERSHIP OF HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA AND CITIZENS’ CONTRIBUTION.
SHAIKH KHALIFA LAUDED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROJECT CONFERENCE, HOSTED RECENTLY BY BAHRAIN, STRESSING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE VITAL ROLE OF EDUCATION IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE HUMAN, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE PREMIER ALSO UNDERLINED THE NEED FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO KEEP UP WITH CHALLENGES AND REMAIN CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING THE RISING NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE KINGDOM WHILE PRESERVING QUALITY IN ORDER TO UPHOLD THE KINGDOM’S GOOD REPUTATION AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.
THE PREMIER AND THE CROWN PRINCE, THEN, REVIEWED HEALTHCARE AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN BAHRAIN AND THE GOVERNMENT’S REMARKABLE ROLE IN UPGRADING THEM. THEY ALSO LAUDED WORLD-CLASS HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX AND THE VARIETY OF MEDICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. WITHIN THIS CONTEXT, THEY STRESSED THE NEED TO WORK OUT A SUPERVISORY SYSTEM ON PRIVATE CLINICS IN ORDER TO ENSURE QUALITY MEDICAL TREATMENT AT REASONABLE PRICES.
THEY STRESSED, IN THE SAME COURSE, THE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES AFTER THE OPENING OF KING HAMAD PUBLIC HOSPITAL. THE PREMIER AND CROWN PRINCE REVIEWED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS UNDER PROGRESS AND THOSE IN THE PIPELINE LIKE THE EXTENSION OF BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND IMPROVING THE ROAD NETWORK. BOTH SIDES ALSO DISCUSSED METHODS OF UPGRADING ADMINISTRATIVE WORK AND REDUCING SOME OF ITS SHORTCOMINGS LIKE RED TAPE.THEY EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN BAHRAINI CITIZENS IN BOOSTING THE KINGDOM’S PIONEERING ROLE IN VARIOUS FIELDS.
