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World Diabetes Day 2014 “Go Blue for Breakfast!”
WHO Jordan staff gather in support for Go Blue for BreakfastOn Thursday 13 November, World Health Organization (WHO) staff in Jordan came together to mark World Diabetes Day over a shared healthy breakfast. The “Go Blue for Breakfast” initiative is one of a number of World Diabetes Day campaign activities suggested by the International Diabetes...
World Health Organization in Jordan celebrates World Mental Health Day 2014
H.E Minister of Health Dr Ali Hyasat delivering his speech during the World Mental Health Day 2014 celebrationUnder the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein, WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, partners and beneficiaries including “Our Step Association”, International Federation of Medical Students Association (Jordan),...
Agencies join to review strategies to combat polio in the Middle East
We must not forget that our ultimate purpose is to eradicate polio, and we do that by reaching every last child with vaccineA multi-country, multi-agency strategic planning meeting focused on reviewing strategies to limit the transmission of wild poliovirus in the Middle East was held recently in Amman, Jordan. Led by WHO and as part of the...
Every last child: WHO enhances polio awareness amongst Jordan’s deaf and mute community
Similar workshops for deaf and mute communities in northern and southern Jordan are being scheduled over the next few monthWorld Health Organization, in cooperation with Ministry of Health Jordan and UNICEF, conducted a workshop last week for more than 60 members of Amman’s deaf and mute community on the importance of polio and routine...
World Refugee Day art competition brings smiles to the faces of children in hospital
The theme of the art competition was ‘Syrian, Palestinian, Jordanian – whatever your nationality: we all need to be healthy. Draw your favourite person, thing or moment in hospital’. World Health Organization Jordan marked the completion of its 2014 World Refugee Day Art Competition last week, holding prize giving ceremonies in four participating...
WHO gets colourful with World Refugee Day children’s art competition in hospitals
The competition for children aged 5–14, will be held in Irbid, Mafraq and Amman.World Health Organization (WHO) is putting on a children’s art competition in Ministry of Health hospitals between 22 and 26 June to mark World Refugee Day – an annual UN commemorative day which recognizes the resilience of forcibly displaced people throughout the...
