National measles and polio campaign initiated
Every governmental run health care facility and hospital in Jordan, as well as UNRWA health centres will conduct vaccinations between 8 am and 2 pm every day.Following reports of a cluster of 22 cases in Syria of acute flaccid paralysis (with 10 confirmed polio cases) on 17 October 2013 in neighbouring Syrian Arab Republic, the Ministry of...
World Mental Health Day 2013
The rally will take place on Saturday, 5 October 2013, at 10:00am at the Orthodox Club in Amman.March in Amman is aligned with global marches in support of Mental Health. On 10 October every year, the World Mental Health Day is celebrated all over the world to raise public awareness about mental health issues. This day promotes more open...
WHO/Jordan meets with delegation from Germany and students from US university
The German delegation was in Jordan to discuss mental health issues. WHO/Jordan was pleased to host a German delegation at its headquarters in Amman. Headed by Parliamentary State Secretary for Health Mrs Ulrike Flach, the delegation was in Amman to attend the mental health in the Middle East symposium called “Bridging the gap”. Together, WHO and Ms...
Jordan enhanced disease surveillance workshop
Surveillance in Jordan has been one of the Ministry of Health's success storiesThe Jordan Ministry of Health/Directorate of Communicable Diseases in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Jordan, and with the technical support of Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), jointly organized a three-day workshop in Amman on the...
Assessment determines impact of Syrian refugees on health service delivery in Jordan
The survey aims to target 331 health care facilities including 15 hospitals throughout the 5 northern governorates.Over 100 researchers conduct assessment in 5 northern governorates Led by the Ministry of Health in Jordan, and in cooperation WHO, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees...
Over 280 000 children immunized in first week of measles campaign
Since the beginning of 2013 there have been a total number of 39 cases of measles in Mafraq and Irbid Campaign aims to reach 600 000 over 3 weeks The Ministry of Health of Jordan, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF and UNHCR has initiated a comprehensive measles campaign in...





