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The King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC) has received accreditation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a collaborative centre for training in the Middle East, representatives from the two institutions said on Tuesday. The KHCC is the second centre in the region to receive the organisation’s accreditation, after a facility in Iran, and was . . . → Read More: KHCC receives WHO accreditation as regional training centre The Kingdom will mark World AIDS day in Zarqa today with an event to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. This year’s day, under the theme “Universal Access and Human Rights”, is being marked in Zarqa because it is the country’s cultural city for this year, according to Bassam Hijjawi, director of the ministry’s primary health . . . → Read More: Kingdom to mark World AIDS day in Zarqa Thirteen factories and vocational workshops were shut down in October for health and environmental violations, according to a Ministry of Environment report. In addition, 5,017 tickets and warnings were issued last month to industries and vocational workshops for emitting excessive amounts of fumes and disposing industrial waste in undesignated areas, as well as for . . . → Read More: Thirteen factories shut down for violating health regulations Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq should form a pooled vaccine procurement mechanism so as to negotiate collectively in purchasing vaccines, health experts said. At a symposium Monday on new vaccines for the most common causes of pneumonia and deadly diarrhoea, experts pointed out that a procurement system joining the five countries, whose combined . . . → Read More: Experts urge Arab countries to pursue joint vaccine procurement The Professional Associations Council (PAC) on Saturday inaugurated a medical insurance company in the capital that seeks to improve insurance services for members of several professional associations, according to association officials. The new firm will coordinate with several professional associations to improve health services and manage health insurance funds at the associations and other . . . → Read More: New company to manage medical insurance of members Implementing decentralisation in health ministries enables district development, community participation and collaboration among sectors, a World Health Organisation (WHO) representative said on Monday. At the opening session of a workshop on decentralisation of health services, WHO Deputy Regional Director Abdullah Assaedi said decentralisation within the health sector improves efficiency, equity, accessibility and quality. “[It] . . . → Read More: Decentralisation of health services comes under focus Hundreds of residents of the villages of Fannoush and Maisarah in Deir Alla, a few kilometres from the Jordan River, received medical care and in-kind assistance from the National Goodwill Campaign on Saturday. Waiting in line for medical examinations, women expressed gratitude for the chance to be provided with “decent” medical care at . . . → Read More: Goodwill campaign holds free medical day in Deir Alla Although Jordanians consume the most painkillers in the region, more needs to be done to improve access to drugs, health experts said on Sunday. According to international statistics quoted by the Jordanian Pain Society (JPS), Jordan was ranked 59th internationally and first regionally in the consumption of painkillers in 2008. However, JPS Secretary General . . . → Read More: ‘Jordanians need better access to painkillers’ The number of breast cancer cases registered among Jordanian women in 2009 is higher than previously thought, according to a health official. Director of the Ministry of Health Non-Communicable Diseases Directorate Mohammad Tarawneh said 914 women were diagnosed with breast cancer last year, a figure that is expected to rise after factoring in the . . . → Read More: ‘Number of 2009 breast cancer cases higher than previously thought’ Saudi Prince Mohammad Ben Khalid Al Abdullah Al Faisal, president and chief executive officer of Al Faisaliah Group, on Wednesday launched the Levant Office for Al Faisaliah Medical Systems (FMS) located in the Business Park in Amman. During a press conference yesterday to announce the launch of the FMS regional office that will provide . . . → Read More: Saudi prince opens regional office for healthcare services Media coverage of family planning and reproductive health issues improved in the first six months of this year compared to the second half of 2008, according to a comparative study released on Tuesday. The two-phase study, which covered the two periods, analysed the content of four Arabic daily newspapers to gauge media interest and . . . → Read More: Media coverage of family planning, reproductive health issues improves Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday honoured several schools that achieved a “healthy school” rating under the Royal Health Awareness Society’s (RHAS) accreditation programme. Her Majesty presented certificates to the 49 schools, several of which are part of the Madrasati initiative, at a special ceremony held at the Madaba Secondary School for Girls . . . → Read More: Queen Rania honours ‘Healthy Schools’ The government of Jordan has accorded great attention to the acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS), reflected in the response to the disease since the detection of the first case in the Kingdom back in 1986. The government has launched the Jordan National AIDS Programme, whose strategic objectives stipulate curbing the spread of the human immuno-deficiency . . . → Read More: Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases What will happen if Californians votes this November to legalise marijuana use by any adult over the age of 21 years? Let’s ignore for the moment the vexed constitutional issues that will be raised if a US state enacts legislation that conflicts with federal law. Let’s focus instead on what may happen if the . . . → Read More: When marijuana is legal Around 18 per cent of Jordanians suffer from some type of allergy, according to health officials, who say this places a huge economic burden on the country. “The number of Jordanians who suffer from allergies is estimated at 800,000 according to a recent study,” President of the Jordanian Society of Allergy and . . . → Read More: ‘Nearly one in five Jordanians suffers from allergies’ |
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