Select your language
Next steps to combat polio in the Middle East
Although polio has been absent in the Middle East for 15 years, a total of 37 cases have been confirmed in Syria in the last six months.Amman, 11 May 2014 – A multi-country, multi-agency strategic planning meeting focused on limiting the transmission of wild poliovirus in the Middle East was held recently in Amman, Jordan. Led by WHO, and as...
World Health Day 2014: Vector-borne diseases
A sandfly vector of Leishmania parasites taking a blood meal through human skin.7 April is an occasion not only to mark the day on which WHO was founded but also to draw attention to specific health issues of global importance. This year WHO has chosen vector-borne diseases as a topic of focus. WHO will focus on cutaneous leishmaniasis, given...
Launch of the third national polio vaccination campaign in Jordan
The new vaccination campaign aims to target some 950,000 children between 0 and 5 years oldAmman, 2 March 2014 – The Ministry of Health in Jordan, with the support of WHO, UNICEF and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), launched the third round of the national polio vaccination campaign at the Mafraq...
New mental health unit opened at the University of Jordan Hospital.
The event was attended by 50 officials from the Ministry of Health, WHO, Jordanian Nursing Council and Jordan University Hospital.WHO/Jordan is pleased to announce the opening of a newly completed Mental Health Unit at the University of Jordan Hospital in Amman, established in collaboration with the WHO and the Jordanian Nursing Council. It is our...
WHO/Jordan hosts seminar on gender-based violence and its impact on health
Seminar is part of UN's 16 days of activism against gender-based violenceOn November 27, 2013 WHO/Jordan held a seminar on gender-based violence and its impact on health at its offices in Amman. With expert speakers from the Ministry of Health and WHO, the seminar discussed gender-based violence and its impact on the physical and mental health of the...
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
Physical, mental, and public health issues can arise from GBV.On 25 November WHO/Jordan and its partners from UN agencies and INGO's officially began the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women' 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence". The 16 Days of Activism (which end on 10 December, International Human Rights Day),...
