WHO BAHRAIN NEWSLETTER: July-December 2025

The quest for universal health coverage underpins all of our efforts. This means everyone should be able to access the health care services they need, when and where they need them, without risking financial hardship. However, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes common infections no longer treatable by drugs and poses a serious challenge to achieving this goal. On this account, we accelerated efforts to turn the tide against AMR by strengthening surveillance, providing training and building capacity, and raising public awareness. At the same time, we continued to boost core health emergency preparedness and response capacities to ensure our health system is resilient and ready for future health challenges, from severe weather events to outbreaks and pandemics. Efforts in this regard included organizing a three-day refresher training workshop on Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) to build a community of well-trained public health intelligence professionals in Bahrain and improve health threat detection and response at the national level.