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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...
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...
