International healthcare professionals from Pfizer, Google, and Meta, today joined Bahraini healthcare specialists to discuss at the Harvard COVID-19 International Symposium, held at the Wyndham Grand Manama, to discuss pandemic learnings and Bahrain’s successful mitigation measures.
 
The hybrid symposium, powered by CISCO and co-led and managed by Harvard University, welcomed speakers from global health institutes to contribute to panel discussions on “Geonomics, Surveillance, and Testing of COVID-19 Pandemic”, “Therapeutic Efforts for COVID-19”, Global and National Response to COVID-19”, Social Platforms & Global Response to COVID-19 Experience”.
 
The chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, HE Lt Gen Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, delivered the symposium’s keynote address, during which he highlighted Bahrain’s rapid and comprehensive pandemic response. HE Lt Gen Dr Shaikh Mohammed cited His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s directives and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa’s leadership as being crucial to the success of Bahrain’s public health response.