The WHO Representative’s Office in Jordan supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health. Physicians, public health specialists, scientists, social scientists and epidemiologists provide appropriate technical support and collaboration upon the request or acceptance of national authorities. As the lead health agency, WHO works with many partners to support countries in reaching their national health development goals and to ensure that its efforts are coordinated. Across the Region, these include United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development partners, donors, nongovernmental organizations, WHO collaborating centres and the private sector. For 27 years it has garnered scientific evidence, promoted global strategies for eradication, elimination or prevention, and identified potential outbreaks. WHO provides technical support to the Ministry of Health in Jordan to:
*support appropriate evidence-based national health policies, strategies and plans
*strengthen national human resources development, planning, production and utilization
*enhance knowledge transfer and management, institutionalization of mortality and morbidity systems
*develop a fair sustainable health financing system covering all of the population
support health promotion, disease prevention activities
*strengthen national emergency-preparedness plans and strategies. Though challenges still remain, WHO has become a well-established and successful health entity, striving to improve governmental health policy and promoting universal health care in Jordan.
