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Come rain or shine: free immunization continues to be a success even in winter months
Umm Luai'a, a Ministry of Health nurse, registering young children in Al Zaatari “I am just so happy that my child gets as much help as she can.” Umm Sakher is happy despite the cold wind and splattering of rain. She is happy to be in the WHO compound. Her smile radiates in the cold weather and she even assists in a focus group meeting to show her...
WHO continues its assistance to Syrian refugees
Medical support a top priority for fleeing individuals November has seen a continued influx of Syrians fleeing across Jordan’s borders. This has meant that WHO and other health partners have had to maintain their momentum in order to prevent and manage various illnesses both in Zaatari refugee camp and across the country. With over 200 000...
World Mental Health Day celebration in Jordan, 10 October
Members of the nongovernmental organization One Step perform a short play with the Sadrad performing arts group on the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2012All around the world, health, social, and educational institutions came together on October 10, 2012 to advocate and support mental health issues. This year the topic was “Depression: a global...
Where there is a will, there is a way
How one woman’s determination changed her life and the lives around her Umm Mubarak is a 65-year-old woman from the village of Bayouda, in the Balqa governorate in the middle of Jordan. Like many women her age her life has been, at times, exceptionally tough. For years her and her husband, Abu Mubarak, had struggled to make ends meet. They...
WHO Representative visits leading Jordanian health centres
WHO Representative in Jordan Dr Akram Eltom visits the AlHashmi community mental health centre in Amman On 26 September 2012, WHO representative to Jordan Dr Akram Eltom conducted a field visit to two of Jordan’s leading mental health centres. Dr Akram first visited the Al Hashmi community mental health centre in Amman. The Al Hashmi centre was...
WHO conducts training in emergency management
The main aim of the training is to build the capacity of health care workers in the prevention, surveillance and control of communicable disease in Al Zaatari campAs the Syrian refugee crisis continues to force thousands of refugees across the border to Jordan, WHO, in partnership with epidemiologists from the Moroccan and French field hospitals...
