Jordan

Protecting children, promoting health: food labelling in focus

Protecting children, promoting health: food labelling in focus

31 August 2025, Amman, Jordan – Under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Health Dr Ibrahim Al-Bdour, policy-makers, health experts and civil society leaders gathered in Amman to advance a national agenda that seek to strengthen food labelling and restrict the marketing of unhealthy foods, particularly those targeting children.

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WHO and the Ministry of Health launch a fitness and well-being facility at Jordan’s National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts

WHO and the Ministry of Health launch a fitness and well-being facility at Jordan’s National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts

20 August 2025, Amman, Jordan – As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean’s flagship Initiative to accelerate public health action on substance use, WHO Jordan and the Ministry of Health inaugurated a new fitness and well-being facility at the National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts (NCRA) in Amman.

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    WHO and the Ministry of Health launch a fitness and well-being facility at Jordan’s National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts

Events

Jordan celebrates World Health Day 2018 with HRH Princess Muna

18 April 2018 – Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein, the Jordanian Nursing Council, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the WHO country office in...

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In focus

Jordan implements WHO HEARTS in primary health care to strengthen management of cardiovascular diseases and related risks

In Jordan, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) pose a heavy burden on health as they are responsible for nearly 80% of all deaths. Cardiovascular diseases, one of the main NCDs, cause 42%...

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