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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...
Jordan reviews national strategic health plan
8 May 2017 – The Ministry of Health of Jordan requested support from the WHO country office to review and update its strategic health plan for 2013–2017 in order to develop its plan for the next 5 years. Universal health coverage has been identified as a top priority, and is reinforced by target 8 of Sustainable Development Goal 3 "Achieve...
Launching of Jordan Non-Communicable Disease Alliance
Participants at the launch of the Jordan NCD Alliance gather for a photograph24 April 2017, Amman, Jordan – Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness, Princess Ghida Talal, and with support from the Amman Chamber of Commerce, the Jordan Non-Communicable Disease Alliance was officially launched on 4 April. It was established by various non-profit...
Development of Jordan's national action plan for health emergency preparedness and health security
Amman, 3 April 2017 -- Following the joint external evaluation mission to assess International Health Regulations (IHR) capacities that took place in Jordan in September 2016, a national consultation was organized on 28–30 March 2017 to develop a national action plan for health emergency preparedness and health security with relevant line...
