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‘Women constitute 90 per cent of living kidney donors’

Nadia — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 06:25:38 +0000

Around 90 per cent of living kidney donors in Jordan are females, 75 per cent of them mothers who donated one kidney to their children, health experts said on Saturday.

Annually around 120 kidney failure patients undergo kidney transplants in the country, according to Mohammad Louzi, a nephrologist at Prince Hamzah Hospital, who noted . . . → Read More: ‘Women constitute 90 per cent of living kidney donors’

Central incinerator to regulate medical waste disposal

ameilia — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:14:28 +0000

Hospital incinerators in the central region will be shut down within two months, bringing an end to air pollution and improper handling of medical waste in the country, officials said on Wednesday.

The incinerators will be closed when the central medical waste incinerator in the Ghabawi Landfill in Zarqa Governorate starts operations between April . . . → Read More: Central incinerator to regulate medical waste disposal

Hepatitis prevalence in Jordan ‘unknown’

Nadia — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:57:23 +0000

Over two decades have passed since the last national hepatitis survey, a gap which health officials claim has left them in the dark over the extent of the disease prevalence in the country.

According to Jordan’s Friends of Liver Patients Society, the last hepatitis study, which was conducted in 1987, placed hepatitis B prevalence . . . → Read More: Hepatitis prevalence in Jordan ‘unknown’

Childhood cancer cases on the rise

Nadia — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:26:23 +0000

The survival rate for children diagnosed with cancer reaches 75 per cent if the cases are discovered in the early stages, paediatric oncologists said on Monday.

Around 100,000 children worldwide die annually from cancer because they lack access to optimal therapy, according to Rawad Rihani, president of the Jordan Society of Paediatric Oncology (JSPO).

. . . → Read More: Childhood cancer cases on the rise

Kingdom’s medical tourism sector cracks global top five

sara — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:15:52 +0000

The Kingdom’s medical tourism sector has been ranked among the top five in the world according to a World Bank report.

Jordan ranked first in the region and fifth globally as a medical tourism destination, according to a 2009/2010 World Bank report, said Private Hospitals Association (PHA) President Awni Bashir.

Bashir noted that the . . . → Read More: Kingdom’s medical tourism sector cracks global top five

Colon, breast cancer top list of new cases in 2009

Ash — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:26:48 +0000

The number of cancer cases in the Kingdom rose in 2009, with colon and breast cancer topping the list among men and women.

A total of 4,815 new cancer cases were registered in 2009, compared with 4,606 the previous year, a Health Ministry official said on Monday.

Mohammad Tarawneh, director of the ministry’s non-communicable . . . → Read More: Colon, breast cancer top list of new cases in 2009

‘Current outbreak of H1N1 not over yet’

Nadia — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:37:21 +0000

The current outbreak of H1N1 influenza is not over yet, according to a health official.

This flu strand will most likely continue until April, Bassam Hijjawi, director of the health ministry’s disease control department, told The Jordan Times over the phone on Saturday, noting that H1N1 “will continue to spread”.

Responding to . . . → Read More: ‘Current outbreak of H1N1 not over yet’

National mental health strategy aims to heal, educate

Ash — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:04:12 +0000

Health officials on Thursday launched the national mental health strategy to improve treatment for people with mental illness and eliminate the stigma of mental health in the Kingdom.

Deputising for HRH Princess Muna, Minister of Health Mahmoud Sheyyab said the two-year mental health strategy will serve as a “roadmap” to guide efforts to . . . → Read More: National mental health strategy aims to heal, educate

Psychosocial services project gets new lease of life

Nadia — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:27:13 +0000

A project providing vulnerable Iraqi children living in Jordan with psychosocial services is about to experience a rebirth thanks to a partnership agreement with the Noor Al Hussein Foundation’s Institute for Family Health (IFH), reached on Monday.

Terre des hommes Lausanne (Tdh), an international NGO, launched the project in September 2008 with funding from . . . → Read More: Psychosocial services project gets new lease of life

H1N1 count reaches 50

Ash — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:05:05 +0000

Fifty cases of H1N1 influenza have been recorded in the Kingdom since the strand re-emerged earlier this month, according to a health ministry statement issued on Sunday.

The statement said 17 patients have recovered from the disease after receiving treatment, while 14 are currently being treated at home and 15 others remain hospitalised, one . . . → Read More: H1N1 count reaches 50

Four H1N1 fatalities reported

Nadia — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:53:38 +0000

The number of H1N1 influenza-related deaths reached four since the reemergence of the disease earlier this month, an official source said on Monday.

The overall number of swine flu cases, including the deaths, stood at 19 since the first case was reported earlier this month, Health Ministry Spokesperson Hatem Azrui told The Jordan . . . → Read More: Four H1N1 fatalities reported

Second H1N1 fatality confirmed

sara — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:19:03 +0000

A woman died from complications brought on by H1N1 influenza on Friday, raising the total number of swine flu-related deaths in the Kingdom to two since the strand re-emerged earlier this month.

According to the health ministry, the deceased was a 21-year-old woman who was admitted to a hospital in Zarqa on Thursday . . . → Read More: Second H1N1 fatality confirmed

Prevention better than cure

sara — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:20:19 +0000

Jordan has just had its first swine flu fatality this winter, while authorities announced that there are seven other cases receiving treatment and that the possibility of a second outbreak is very likely.

A total of 3,049 H1N1 cases were registered in Jordan since the first case was recorded in June 2009, according to . . . → Read More: Prevention better than cure

H1N1 case detected in Jordan

Ash — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:41:06 +0000

Minister of Health Mahmoud Sheyyab announced Sunday that authorities have detected a new H1N1 case in the Kingdom.

He said that a lady diagnosed with the flu was being treated at a private hospital, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The minister was quoted as saying by the agency that the return of . . . → Read More: H1N1 case detected in Jordan

Prevention at all times

Ash — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:15:26 +0000

While there is no HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jordan, where only a handful of cases has been reported since the beginning of this year, the disease still assumes worrisome proportions worldwide.

Jordan, with the rest of the international community, has just marked the World Aids Day, signalling a commitment to join forces in the fight . . . → Read More: Prevention at all times