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Volume 7
Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy
Herbal Traditional 2018
December10-11, 2018
Page 28
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December10-11, 2018 Dubai, UAE
International Conference on
Herbal & Traditional Medicine
The scope of alternative medicine in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Namat Al Subaie
National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA), Kingdom of Bahrain
O
ver the last two years, the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) of kingdom of Bahrain has made a determined
effort to promoteAcupunctureTherapy, AyurvedaMedicine,MassageTherapy, Chiropractic, HerbalTherapy, Homeopathy
Therapy, Naturopathy, Osteopathy Therapy, TCM, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Cupping Therapy, Reflexology Therapy
and Unani Medicine. The decision no (33) was issued on 8
th
December 2018, to regulate the practice of complementary and
alternative medicine professional technical requirements for the licensing of private facilities. I will introduce (NHRA) vision,
and all services provided under one roof, the NHRA has taken steps to bridge the cultural gap by making health team more
involved to public needs and to empower licensed practitioner and not passive receivers. This presentation aims to provide a
brief overview on the statistics of health care sectors in Kingdom of Bahrain between 2016 and 2018. Finally I will introduce
the scope of complementary and alternative medicine in Bahrain, and the challenges of NHRA that facing for alternative and
complementary medicine in Bahrain.
Biography
Namat Alsubaie has completed MSc Quality Health Care Management, Royal collage surgeon, Ireland (RCSI) on 2011, and get certificate for cupping therapy
from Sharjah international holistic health center 2018, also she is certified Auditor and jurisdiction officer at NHRA. She gained a comprehensive experience in
alternative medicine through searching regulating alternative medicine different professions. Currently she is chairperson for the advisory committee on licensing of
Alternative medicine and complementary medicine committee and equal opportunity committee (supreme council of women (SCW) Bahrain and GCC Alternative
and complementary medicine committee since 2015 till date.
namat.alsubaie@nhra.bhtrEmNamat Al Subaie, J Tradit Med Clin Natur 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2573-4555-C4-011