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Mental health teams trained on evidence-based interventions in Jordan
8 June 2022 – From 8 to 11 May, WHO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, conducted training workshops on cognitive behavioural therapy skills targeting mental health and psychosocial support professionals working in various facilities at the Ministry of Health. Cognitive behavioural therapy has been proven to be effective in treating...
WHO Jordan and Ministry of Health sign country support plan 2022–2023
27 April 2022 – His Excellency the Minister of Health Professor Feras Hawari and WHO Representative to Jordan Dr Jamela Al-Raiby, in the presence of the technical team from the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, signed the country support plan 2022–2023, which outlines the areas of WHO support for the ministry for the next 2...
Minister of Health of Jordan's visit to the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
19 April 2022 – WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari welcomed H.E Minster of Health of Jordan Professor Feras Ibrahim Hawari during his visit to the WHO Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt, from 12 to 13 April 2022, accompanied by WHO Representative to Jordan Dr Jamela...
Mission discusses progress in implementation of Jordan's antimicrobial resistance national action plan
WHO Representative to Jordan Dr Jamela Al Raiby, WHO Assistant Director-General for Antimicrobial Resistance Dr Hanan Balkhy, and Regional Advisor for Antimicrobial Resistance Dr Maha Talaat 9 March 2022 – A WHO delegation led by WHO Assistant Director-General for Antimicrobial Resistance Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Representative to Jordan Dr Jamela Al...
Schools should be ‘last to close, first to open’: multilateral agencies in Jordan call for continued prioritization of education during COVID-19
Amman, 19 January 2022 — Schools should be the last sector to close and the first to open to prevent a loss of learning that could impact children for years to come, called the heads of UN agencies and the World Bank in Jordan today. All agencies and the World Bank recognized the efforts made to date by the Government of Jordan to prioritize school...
Jordan's national STEPwise survey for noncommunicable diseases: priorities and measures
27 September, 2021 Amman – Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Health, Professor Feras Ibrahim Hawari, the Ministry of Health of Jordan organized, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), a meeting to discuss the situation of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Jordan, in light of the results of the recent...
