Health Ministry Under-Secretary Dr Lulwa Rashid Showaiter has affirmed Bahrain’s support for joint Gulf efforts to develop the health sector and strengthen integration among GCC countries.
Presiding over the 103rd meeting of the Gulf Health Council executive board in Riyadh, Dr Showaiter emphasised the importance of the Gulf Unified Procurement Programme in improving spending efficiency, achieving pharmaceutical security and ensuring the sustainable supply of medicines and medical supplies.
The meeting held at the Gulf Health Council headquarters in Riyadh was aimed at developing health services and strengthening pharmaceutical security in GCC countries.
The meeting discussed the council’s performance report for the first half of 2026 and the budgets of the council and the Gulf Centre for Disease Prevention for 2027, along with a number of projects, including the formation of a strategic stockpile committee, the approval of unified procurement tenders, strengthening co-operation in centralised pharmaceutical registration, and the adoption of the Gulf guide for standardising export prices of pharmaceutical products and the council’s updated internal regulations.
Public Health assistant under-secretary Dr Samya Ali Bahram also attended the meeting.
The meeting saw the launch of a number of programmes and projects, including the ‘Taawun 2.0’ system, the Knowledge Platform and specialised studies by the Gulf Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
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