The Court of HRH the Prime Minister today announced the winners of the first edition of the $ 200,000-worth “Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award for Bahraini Doctor”.
Earlier this year, HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued directives to celebrate the Bahraini Doctors’ Day on the first Wednesday of November each year, and launch a US $ 200,000-worth award carrying his name to honour outstanding Bahraini doctors in the medical, clinical and treatment research.
The winners announced were as follows:
Regarding the first category, “Innovation and Creative Award in Therapeutic, Clinical and Medical Research Award”, Dr. Jameela Mohammed Al-Salman, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Geriatrics and Internal Medicine at Salmaniya Medical Complex, came first.
Dr. Ghufran Ahmed Jassim, Consultant Family Physician and RCSI-Bahrain Associate Professor, won the second place, while Dr. Najat Mohammed Abul Fath, Family physician and Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, won the second place bis.
As to the second category, the “Extended Loyalty and Giving Award”, it was granted to Dr. Mariam Ebrahim Al-Hajeri, the family physician and Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health at the Ministry of Health.
