5 October 2025, Amman, Jordan – Following on from the successful Water Safety Forum held in Muscat, Oman in April 2025, the WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA) hosted a follow-up strategic planning meeting with a delegation from Nama Water Services (NWS) Company at the WHO Amman Hub on 1–2 October 2025.
The NWS delegation included Chief Officer of Business Assurance and Excellence Eng. Ahmad Al-Khamisi, Head of Laboratory Dr Mohamad Hilal and Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Senior Engineer Raiya Al-Abri. The meeting was hosted and facilitated by Dr Rola Al-Emam, Technical Officer on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Eng. Sohaib Abu Hamoor, Technical Assistant on WASH, from the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and CEHA.
Discussions focused on 2 main areas – strengthening the use of the water safety planning (WSP) approach to ensure safe and reliable drinking water services and introducing the sanitation safety planning (SSP) approach to support the safe reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture and protect the environment. WHO advocates the integration of both approaches to protect public health and ensure environmental sustainability.
Additional topics included capacity-building and training opportunities, enhancing coordination among national stakeholders and improving data collection and monitoring on safely managed drinking water and sanitation. Strengthening reporting to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme on progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) was also highlighted as a priority.
The meeting reflects the continued commitment of WHO and CEHA to work closely with national partners to advance safe WASH services and support public health protection and sustainable resource management in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
