18 December 2023 – King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, KASOTC Jordan has hosted a pioneering training initiative that aims to reinforce the interdisciplinary humanitarian response capacities in the Middle East and Africa.

4 December 2023 – Jordan’s new 3-year national action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been launched. The Ministry of Health, working with national stakeholders, developed the plan for 2023–2025 with the support of the WHO Country Office in Jordan. His Excellency Professor Dr Feras Hawari, Minister of Health, launched the plan on...

21 November 2023 — A community-driven effort has transformed the Princess Basma Comprehensive Health Center in Ras Al-Ain, a lively and busy district of Jordan’s capital, Amman. For the WHO Jordan Country Office, this success story highlights the power of collective effort and pivotal role of community-based collaboration in reshaping the health care...

24 October 2023 – In Jordan, a country rich in history and diversity, a movement for change has been quietly growing, touching the lives of its most precious inhabitants – children. In a land where 6% of children aged 5–17 years have a mild to severe disability and 1% have an acute disability (1), a beacon of hope has emerged, casting a bright...

28 September 2023, Amman, Jordan – The measles-rubella (MR) vaccine, provided for targeted children in Jordan, is safe and effective at protecting children from deadly disease and outbreaks, said the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which support the Ministry of Health’s national immunization...

Amman, 31 August 2023 – The WHO Country Office in Jordan wholeheartedly supports the recent directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II, urging the Government to escalate actions to combat the proliferation of smoking in Jordan, especially among the youth. Dr Jamela Al-Raiby, WHO Representative to Jordan, commends His Majesty's steadfast...