Bahrain Adopts “Health Worker Safety Charter” Issued by WHO

Bahrain Adopts “Health Worker Safety Charter” Issued by WHO

BMS stressed upon the importance of the Charter on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day and its objects of adopting safety measures for better protection of health workers and patients, based on the fact that one of the most critical factors in maintaining the safety of patients is keeping health workers safe.

 

The adoption of this charter comes at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has become one of the most daunting challenges and threats facing medical and health personnel, said Dr Nazar Bukamal, general secretary of BMS.

 

Dr Bukamal pointed out that the charter highlights the need to better protect health workers and calls for additional steps to be taken to protect health workers from violence, improve their mental health, safeguard them from physical and biological risks besides improving the