BAHRAIN: BAHRAIN ON PAR WITH WORLD'S BEST IN HEALTH SECTOR.(Brief Article)

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According to "Bahrain Tribune", Bahrain's infant mortality rate has been reported at seven per 1,000 last year which compares very well with the best in the world, said the Minister of Health. Dr Khalil Hassan explained that Singapore is the world leader with an infant mortality rate of six for every 1,000. Dr Hassan also remarked that latest statistics revealed that life expectancy in Bahrain was at a high of 73.8 per cent that again compared with the best in the world. The minister indicated that the heartening news was that the infant mortality rate had fallen from the ...

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