Insurance And Healthcare Sectors Collaborate To Support BIA Workshop
The workshop, which is targeting a specialized group of approximately 150 decision makers, researchers, and executives from the GCC insurance sector, and public health sector, will take place on October 12-13, 2008 from 9am - 2pm at the Movenpick Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain, and will be held under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Faisal Bin Yaqoob Al Hamar, Minister of Health.
Younis Jamal, Director - Life, Medical, Bahrain Insurance Association, explained:
‘The upcoming Bahrain Insurance Association workshop will be integral to the advancement of both Bahrain’s insurance and medical fields-particularly in terms of discussing important health care topics such as the implementation of mandatory health insurance.’ ‘In order to achieve optimum results in such transitions or transformations, it is crucial that there are all-encompassing collaborations and backing. We are very grateful and pleased to have both the financial support, and the active involvement of ARIG - Bahrain as our Gold Sponsor; Gulf Insurance Institute as our Silver Sponsor; MedNet Bahrain W.L.L as our Bronze Sponsor; and Medgulf as our Lunch sponsor,’ he added.
In addition to providing a platform for the discussion of many important health care sector topics and development opportunities in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the BIA medical workshop will also compare the experience of mandatory health insurance among the Arab Gulf states; representing a diversity of views on the matter including that of: the Ministry of Health, Central Bank of Bahrain, Labour Market Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Commerce, Economic Development Board, private hospitals and insurance companies.
