I AM Anglo-German, I am a mother of four, and I am a physiotherapist.
We have been living in Bahrain for 10 years. I have nothing but praise for the Bahrain government for how it has handled this pandemic.
Right from the start we were ahead of the game with the 444 number, testing being made easily available, the BeAware app, the isolation tags, the mobile testing units, the impressive choice of different vaccinations, PCR test on arrival in Bahrain, free thermometers, oximeters, gloves and masks for those unfortunate enough to catch Covid-19, plus regular phone calls to check that they were alright, and now added to this admirable list is the availability of the Pfizer vaccination for children aged 12 to 17.
Very few governments have been able to pull this off like we have! Go Bahrain!!
Like many, I feel extremely grateful that we have been so well looked after, and was thrilled to read in the GDN about the new initiative “One Week for Bahrain” launched by the Society of Owners of Private Healthcare Institutions.
I would be honoured to play my part for Bahrain, but due to the National Health Regulatory Authority not recognising my physiotherapy qualification I have not been granted a licence, despite having trained at the leading teaching university hospital in Hamburg, and despite the fact that I could return to Germany tomorrow and be immediately re-employed sadly appears to count for nothing, nor does the fact that many Bahrainis actually fly to Germany for medical treatment.
I believe there are many therapists out there in the same position as I am. Of course, I can’t talk on their behalf, so I will purely express my own sentiments, which are of disappointment and great frustration knowing help is desperately needed, and I am here but my hands are tied.
Maybe the plight of many competent and capable therapists could be addressed, so that we can move forward together and do our bit to help the community and the country we love.
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