06 August 2025
His Excellency Lieutenant Normal Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Inside
Her Excellency Dr Jalila bint El-Sayed Jawad Hassan, Minister of Well being
The Honourable Shaikh Khalid bin Humood bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Governor of the Capital Governorate
The Honourable Hassan Abdullah Mohammed Al Madani, Governor of the Northern Governorate
The Honourable Salman Bin Isa Bin Hindi Al Mannai, Governor of Muharraq
Women and Gents, Distinguished Company,
It’s with nice pleasure that I announce the official designation of the Northern Governorate and Muharraq Governorate as Wholesome Governorates by the World Well being Group—becoming a member of the Capital Governorate, which obtained this distinction earlier this 12 months.
I commend the Kingdom of Bahrain for its dedication to scaling up the Wholesome Cities Programme and, for the primary time within the Area, extending it to the Governorate degree. It is a outstanding achievement.
Bahrain is the primary nation within the Jap Mediterranean Area to have three Governorates formally acknowledged underneath WHO’s Wholesome Cities Programme. This recognition displays a proactive imaginative and prescient to create city environments that safeguard and promote the bodily, psychological, and social well-being of all residents.
The journey started in 2018, when Umm al Hassam was designated the primary Wholesome Metropolis in Bahrain.
Then in 2021, Manama grew to become the primary capital metropolis within the Jap Mediterranean Area to be designated a Wholesome Metropolis.
In 2023, underneath the management of His Excellency the Minister of Inside, the Capital Governorate signed a Letter of Collaboration to broaden the mannequin—culminating in WHO certification in January 2025.
In 2024 and 2025, rigorous assessments by the Ministry of Well being and WHO reviewed the Northern and Muharraq Governorates. Each demonstrated sturdy efficiency throughout 9 core domains, together with environmental well being, training, group engagement, and emergency preparedness.
Right this moment’s designations replicate Bahrain’s continued management and dedication to embedding well being and well-being throughout all ranges of governance, by way of multisectoral collaboration and civic participation.
On behalf of WHO, I prolong our heartfelt congratulations to the Kingdom of Bahrain—for its imaginative and prescient, innovation, and willpower to put well being on the centre of sustainable growth.
