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First shipment of European Union-funded COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility arrives in Jordan
Amman, 13 March 2021 – On 12 March, Jordan received the first shipment of 144 000 doses of the AstraZeneca/SK Bioscience COVID-19 vaccine from COVAX Facility at Queen Alia International Airport, in...
The EU, through WHO, supports Ministry of Health to strengthen Jordan’s national immunization programme
Amman, 14 February 2021 -To support the Jordanian Ministry of Health’s transportation and delivery of routine and COVID-19 vaccines through mobile immunization centres, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Jordan through the European Union (EU)’s regional trust fund in response to the Syrian crisis, the Madad Fund, provided 2 refrigerated...
COVID-19 partner meeting
4 February 2021 – H.E Minister of Health, Dr Nathir Obeidat joined a COVID-19 partner meeting organized by Mr Anders Pedersen, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Jordan attended by representatives of embassies, United Nations agencies, and other international organizations. Mr Pedersen, opened the meeting commending the...
Ministry of Health and partners conduct a one day SIMEX for managing health emergency
Amman, Jordan, 13 February 2018 – The Ministry of Health and key partners carried out a one day SIMEX exercise at the Ministry’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, under the guidance of the Crisis Management Unit, to assess the Ministry’s Emergency Response Plan and associated Standard Operating Procedures responding to health...
WHO Director-General meets Minister of Health of Jordan
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, meets with Dr Mahmoud Al- Sheyyab, Minister of Health of Jordan 18 December 2017 – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director-General, met with Dr Mahmoud Al- Sheyyab, Minister of Health of Jordan, at WHO headquarters in Geneva in November 2017. During their meeting, they...
WHO supports training of 550 Tobacco Control Monitoring Officers in Jordan
Amman, 12 June 2017 – The World Health Organization in Jordan has supported the Ministry of Health in conducting training for more than 500 Tobacco Control Monitoring Officers from different ministries and institutions from all the governorates on the dangers of tobacco use. Those officers will be entrusted with the legal authority to enforce and...
