MIGHTY Manama has been designated as a ‘Healthy City’ as part of a global movement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to put health high on the social, economic and political agenda of city governments.
Bahrain’s capital has completed all the 80 criteria steps necessary for accreditation in order to receive the sought-after title.
The check list includes water, sanitation, food safety, air pollution, green spaces, volunteer campaigns, empowering women and health development, among others.
Achievements
“We are proud of this achievement as Manama is now the only capital in the eastern Mediterranean region that is recognised as a healthy city by the WHO,” Capital Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa told the GDN yesterday.
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