A campaign to raise donations has today been announced in support of the national efforts to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier.
 
His Majesty’s Representative for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) Board of Trustees’ Chairman His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa gave directives to launch the campaign themed “There is Good in US”.
 
“The campaign was in response to growing calls from the private sector and individuals”, said RHF Secretary General Dr. Mustapha Al-Sayyed in a statement today.
 
The Ministry of Finance and National Economy has allocated a bank account with the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) for establishments, companies and individuals to deposit their donations
 
Finance and National Economy Ministry _National Campaign to Combat COVID-2019  Account Number: BH66 NBOB 0000 0082 1093 70 NBB.
 
The initiative has been coordinated with the National Taskforce form Combating COVID-19, headed by Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa.
 
The drive is also in tandem with all efforts and initiatives led by the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments and in cooperation with the Council of Representatives and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).
 
Dr. Al-Sayyed paid tribute to HM King Hamad and lauded the efforts of the Government, chaired by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, supported by HRH the Crown Prince.
 
He underlined Bahrain’s success in undertaking early preparations, competently and attaining full readiness in no time, under these circumstances, thus earning the World Health Organisation (WHO) praise.
 
Al-Sayyid praised the private sector institutions and individuals for their keenness  to contribute to supporting the national efforts to combat the pandemic, which stems from the national sense of the importance of harnessing all efforts and social responsibility.