Health11 5 5.1 The NIHR has monitored, through the media and social media, a number of problems that are being encountered by individuals, including women, when enjoying the right to health, most notably: the lack of medical specialists in certain areas such as cardiovascular diseases, kidney transplantation, and cancer, as well as shortages of some medicines, thus, there is a high flow of patients with such ailments to the Salmaniya Medical Complex only, leading to the inability to provide the required level and quality of medical services due to the immense pressure. 5.2 The NIHR interacted with the needs of women with disabilities by holding a number of round tables with specialized official bodies, civil society organizations and parents of that group about the facts and reality of persons with autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome. A number of recommendations were made to improve health and rehabilitative care for these groups. 5.3 The Kingdom of Bahrain went to great lengths to ensure that everyone enjoys the highest attainable standard of health, particularly in the field of primary health care for pregnant women, which includes preventive services provided to both mother and child, such as prenatal services, periodic examination of children, immunization, postnatal or abortion services, family planning services, periodic examination for women, premarital examination services, in addition to oral and dental health services. 5.4 The NIHR followed up the promulgation of Law No. (1) of 2017 on protecting society against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and protecting the rights of persons living with AIDS. It commends the government’s directives regarding increasing the Ministry of Health’s budget allocations in the State’s general budget for the remainder of the fiscal year 2017 by adding (15) million dinars to be allocated to cover the expenses of providing medicines and medical supplies to public hospitals and health centers. 5.5 Recommendations: a. Take the necessary measures promptly to ensure an increase in the capacity of public hospitals and health centers to match the increase in population, and to establish hospitals equipped with specialists, consultants, instruments and equipment in each governorate to relieve pressure on the Salmaniya Medical Complex. 11 The Fifth Annual Report of the National Institution for Human Rights for the year 2017, and the Sixth Annual Report of the National Institution for Human Rights for the year 2018, are published on the NIHR’s website: Annual Reports Section: www.nihr.org.bh 13