 the health of pregnant women throughout pregnancy until the postpartum period, in addition to providing the services and means of family planning and providing diagnostic, preventive and treatment services related to women and child. Summary of the Ministry of Health’s response: The concerned authority stated that a number of healthcare projects has been implemented, the most important of which are the establishment of the Kidney Dialysis Center in Al- Hunainiyah, the expansion of AlZallaq and Al-Hoora health centers, the establishment of the Physiotherapy Department at Hamad Health Center, the construction of a multilevel car parking building at the Salmaniya Medical Complex and the establishment of a number of new healthcare centers in Duraz, Sitra, Qalali and Askar. Work is underway to establish the Muharraq Medical Complex (long stay care center) and the Multiple Sclerosis Center.   The NIHR have not received a reply during the time frame of this report. 6) Text of the Recommendation: Develop a drug stock and consumption rate control system by the competent authorities to avoid medicine shortages or unavailability in some government hospitals and primary healthcare centers, while finding drug alternatives in such cases. In addition, the private sector has been called upon to provide services in areas where it can offer high added value services and ease pressure on the Ministry of Health.    Summary of the Ministry of Health’s response: The authority stated that a committee was formed upon the instructions of the government to implement the recommendations on drug control, where an operational plan was developed to improve the flow of dispensing and storing medicines in governmental pharmacies, and that work is underway to update the system to allow reading the drug stock electronically and alert before the inventory reaches a critical level to avoid shortage or depletion of medicines, especially the essential ones. Summary of the Supreme Council of Health’s response: Summary of public hospital’s response: The NIHR have not received a reply during the time frame of this report. 5) Text of the Recommendation: Raise community awareness, among secondary school female students, on the reproductive rights of women and girls.  Summary of the Supreme Council of Health’s response: Summary of public hospital’s response: Summary of the Ministry of Health’s response:  The concerned authority stated that Public Health Law warrants maternal and child welfare by following up on 40 Summary of the Supreme Council of Health’s response: