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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...
Jordan marks World Patient Safety Day 2021
26 September 2021 – World Patient Safety Day is celebrated as a worldwide movement that aims to enhance global understanding of patient safety and support global solidarity and action in the quest towards achieving WHO’s vision of a world in which, and everyone receives safe care, every time, everywhere.
Ministry of Health and WHO conduct rapid response teams training of trainers workshop in Jordan
24 August, Amman – The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the WHO country office in Jordan and the WHO infectious hazard preparedness programme of the Department of Health Emergencies at the WHO Regional Office, is conducting a 5-day training of trainers workshop for national and subnational rapid response teams in Jordan from 22 to 26...
World Breastfeeding Week: ‘Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility’
Amman, Jordan, 1 August 2021 – Today, the Jordanian Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization and UNICEF mark the beginning of the World Breastfeeding Week. This year’s theme is ‘Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility’, reinforcing the importance of collective efforts to promote and protect breastfeeding for every child. “The...
