His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (13) of 2024, amending Article (1) of Edict (12) of 2019, on establishing the National Committee to Combat Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), based on a proposal by the Minister of Health.

 

 

Article I

 

Article (I) of Edict (12) of 2019 on establishing the National Committee to Combat Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) shall be replaced with the following:

 

“The National Committee to Combat Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) shall be established and presided by the Minister of Health, and shall comprise of the following members :”

 

1- Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health as Vice President

 

2- Assistant Undersecretary of Public Health at the Ministry of Health as member

 

3- Director of the Public Health Directorate as member

 

4- Director of the Health Promotion Directorate at the Ministry of Health as member

 

5- Head of the Therapeutic Division at the Ministry of Interior as member

 

6- Director of the Student Services Directorate at the Ministry of Education as member

 

7- Head of Awareness and Guidance at the Ministry of Labour as member

 

8- Director of the Family Guidance Directorate at the Ministry of Social Development as member

 

9- Director of the Television Directorate at the Ministry of Information as member

 

10- Director of the Youth Empowerment Department at the Ministry of Youth Affairs as member

 

11- Consultant of Public Health at Ministry of Health as member

 

12- Head of the Infection Control Unit at Government Hospitals as member

 

13- Chief of Diagnostic Department at the Royal Medical Services for the Hospitals of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) as member

 

14- Chief of Infection Prevention and Control at King Hamad University Hospital as member

 

15- Chairperson of the Pathology Department at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) as member

 

16- Infectious Diseases Consultant and Head of Infection Control at the Ministry of Health as member and rapporteur

 

 

Article II

 

The Minister of Health shall implement the provisions of this edict, which comes into effect upon its issuance and will be published in the Official Gazette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNA