Goal 3

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3

Good Health and Well-being

Ahlia University Institutional Report

Institution	Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain
Evidence period	2021–2025
Report focus	How Ahlia University applies and strengthens SDG 3

Verified institutional evidence | Education • Research • Operations • Community engagement

Institutional commitment

Ahlia University advances SDG 3 through health-professions education, campus health and counselling services, preventive awareness, community fundraising and collaboration with health and public-sector organisations. Its approach addresses physical health, mental wellbeing, nutrition, rehabilitation and inclusive participation.

Evidence basis: verified public institutional sources and dated activities within 2021–2025. Ongoing policies and services are identified separately from dated initiatives; no single year is treated as the core year.

How Ahlia University applies SDG 3

Health-professions education: The BSc in Physiotherapy combines foundational study, supervised clinical training in public and private healthcare facilities, and a final-year research or capstone project. The BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics prepares graduates for clinical, research, public-health and wellness roles.
Campus health and wellbeing: The University Health Unit provides first-aid support and health-awareness resources. Student counselling and guidance services complement this provision, while the disability policy confirms access to a full-time campus nurse for consultation and emergencies.
Prevention and health literacy: Ahlia uses workshops and campaigns to translate health knowledge into action. The 2023 Think Pink event promoted cancer awareness and raised funds for the Bahrain Cancer Society; the 2025 Ramadan nutrition workshop addressed diet, hydration, exercise and wellbeing.
Inclusive and collaborative care: The University works with healthcare and public-sector partners and supports students with disabilities through accommodations, counselling, accessible facilities and inclusive academic participation.

Institutional integration

The University’s contribution is reinforced through four connected functions: academic provision develops knowledge and professional capability; research generates and exchanges evidence; operations apply the goal within institutional practice; and community engagement transfers knowledge and benefit beyond campus. This structure enables the SDG to be addressed as an institutional responsibility rather than as a stand-alone event.

Five-year evidence record: 2021–2025

The following record presents selected verified evidence across the full reporting period. Each entry identifies the activity or framework and the contribution it makes to the goal.

Period	Verified evidence	Contribution to the SDG
2021–2025	Health-unit, counselling, disability-support and wellbeing services formed an ongoing campus support system.	Provided accessible first aid, guidance, prevention and referral pathways.
2022	The University’s clinical programmes continued structured practical training and research-based professional preparation.	Built health-sector capacity through supervised education.
2023	Think Pink combined cancer awareness, university participation and fundraising for the Bahrain Cancer Society.	Linked preventive education with direct community support.
2024	The Second Forum on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities examined services, facilities and practices supporting academic and social participation.	Strengthened wellbeing through inclusive higher education.
2025	Healthy Nutrition in Ramadan delivered practical dietary and wellness guidance to students, faculty and staff.	Expanded health literacy across the university community.

How the contribution is strengthened

Education: Physiotherapy and Nutrition and Dietetics programmes prepare evidence-based practitioners for health and public-health roles.
Research: Students and faculty engage with healthcare research methods, clinical projects and contemporary professional issues.
Operations: The Health Unit, counselling, first aid and disability accommodations support a safe and healthy learning environment.
Community: Awareness events and partnerships extend health knowledge and charitable support beyond routine campus services.

Institutional outcome

During 2021–2025, Ahlia University applied SDG 3 through a connected system of health education, campus services, inclusive support, preventive awareness and external collaboration. This system develops health professionals while also improving health literacy and wellbeing within the University and the wider community.

Source register

Original Ahlia University institutional pages and event records used for this report. All links are clickable.

1. Ahlia University — Health and Wellbeing Services

2. Ahlia University — Health Unit

3. Ahlia University — BSc in Physiotherapy

4. Ahlia University — BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics

5. Ahlia University — Think Pink Cancer Awareness (29 October 2023)

6. Ahlia University — Healthy Nutrition in Ramadan (12 March 2025)

7. Ahlia University — Disability Policy

8. Ahlia University — Second Forum on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities (25 September 2024)

Evidence period: 1 January 2021–31 December 2025.