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His Majesty King Abdullah II calls for intensified efforts to combat tobacco use
Amman, 31 August 2023 – The WHO Country Office in Jordan wholeheartedly supports the recent directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II, urging the Government to escalate actions to combat the proliferation of smoking in Jordan, especially among the youth. Dr Jamela Al-Raiby, WHO Representative to Jordan, commends His Majesty's steadfast...
WHO and Ministry of Health launch national nutrition strategy 2023–2030
11 December 2022 – The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, have launched the 2023–2030 national nutrition strategy, which aims to achieve better nutrition levels in Jordan. The Minister of Health Professor Feras Al Hawari said that the strategy reflected the commitment of the Government and other stakeholders...
WHO teams up with students and partners to increase community awareness about antimicrobial resistance
1 December 2022 – World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is an annual global campaign that aims to increase awareness about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers, farmers, animal health professionals and policy-makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant...
WHO acknowledges KOICA’s support in Jordan’s fight against antimicrobial resistance
27 November 2022 – The Ministry of Health and World Health Organization in Jordan held an event to celebrate the conclusion of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) fund on “Strengthening Jordan surveillance systems through strengthening national laboratory capacities and the workforce for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance...
Jordan convenes workshop on antimicrobial resistance
The World Health Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Jordan organized a 3-day antimicrobial resistance leadership workshop between 30 June and 2 July which focused on how to implement a multisectoral approach to Jordan’s national action plan for antimicrobial resistance. The workshop brought together participants from the...
Pragmatic steps to strengthen primary health care in Jordan
Amman, 26 June 2022 – Under the patronage of H.E Dr Feras Hawari, Minister of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Jordan in collaboration with Ministry of Health, and with the generous support of the European Union Syria Trust Fund, held a workshop to discuss the findings of a primary health care assessment and how it...
