# National Health Regulatory Authority, Bahrain (NHRA)

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## TL;DR

Bahrain's independent health regulator. It licenses hospitals and health professionals, registers and prices medicines, and approves clinical trials.

## Summary

The authority's overview page says it is an independent regulatory body established in 2010 under Law No. 38 of 2009, chaired by the Supreme Council of Health, that regulates healthcare in the government and private sectors. Its duties include licensing healthcare facilities and professionals, registering and pricing medicines, licensing pharmaceutical factories, granting approvals for clinical trials, and investigating professional misconduct. WHO's list of regulators operating at maturity level 3 or 4 (August 2026) does not include Bahrain.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: NHRA
- City: Manama, BH
- Type: government
- Website: https://www.nhra.bh

## Sources

- NHRA: overview: https://www.nhra.bh/About/Overview/
- WHO: regulators operating at maturity level 3 and 4 (August 2026): https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/list-of-nras-operating-at-ml3-and-ml4

## Connected records

- institutions: [Bahrain Oncology Center, King Hamad University Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/bahrain-oncology-centre/), [Ministry of Health, Bahrain](https://onco.cc/institutions/bahrain-ministry-of-health/)

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