[2] Malaria and tuberculosis (TB) do not constitute major problems in Bahrain as neither disease is indigenous to the country.
[2] The Ministry of Health sponsors regular vaccination campaigns against TB and other diseases such as hepatitis B.
[6] The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that almost 66% of the adult population of Bahrain is overweight or obese.
The MONICA project, sponsored by the WHO, found that 15.6% of boys and 17.4% of girls in high school were obese.
Bahrain also has one of the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world (5th place), with more than 15% of the Bahraini population suffering from the disease, and accounting for 5% of deaths in the country.
[8] Increased consumption of fast food and predominance of sedentary lifestyles have led to this occurrence.
Between meal times, children prefer French fries, chocolate, and soda, which lack micronutrients and dietary fiber.
[13] The smoking laws were originally put in place to protect the health of the people who live in or may visit Bahrain in the future.
“The level of the mother’s and father’s education significantly influenced the exposure of children to passive smoking” studies have shown.