Population Council Discusses Reproductive Health Priorities in Workshops - Jordan News
Amman- The Higher Population Council, with support from the United Nations Population Fund, conducted two workshops across the Kingdom to present and deliberate on priority issues and studies in family and reproductive health. These discussions were informed by findings from the 2023 Population and Family Health Survey, a study conducted every five years since 1990 by the Department of Statistics. اضافة اعلان According to a statement issued on Monday, the workshops reflect the Council's commitment to engaging specialists and stakeholders from Jordan's governorates in shaping research, programming, and service priorities for the coming year. The workshops featured a draft report prepared by the Council, identifying reproductive health priorities based on the 2023 survey results. The survey provides crucial data for evaluating demographic and health changes, assessing the effectiveness of population and health strategies, and identifying resource allocation needs. The first workshop, held for the central and northern governorates, included participants such as the Director of the Women and Child Health Directorate, health directors from the respective regions, and representatives from various institutions including the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Royal Medical Services, Department of Statistics, the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and universities such as the University of Jordan, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Hashemite University, and Al al-Bayt University. Representatives from the Jordan Health Aid Society and the Health Services Quality Project also attended. The second workshop, focused on the southern governorates, included health directors and representatives from health directorates and institutions such as Jordan University/Aqaba, Aqaba for Medical Sciences, Al-Hussein University, Mu'tah University, Tafilah Governmental Hospital, Al-Shamiya Health Center, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Hospital/Aqaba. Issa Masarweh, Secretary-General of the Council, underscored the linkage between the survey findings and Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the surveys' implications for policies and services aimed at improving family health, particularly for mothers, newborns, children, adolescents, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities. Musa Ajlouni, the report's author, presented the methodology for determining reproductive health priorities, including criteria for evaluating studies that lead to policies, programs, and services. Participants reviewed the report's axes policies, programs, and services proposed amendments, and assigned evaluation weights to reproductive health priorities.
The Council plans to release the final report in the coming days to guide research and studies in reproductive health. This initiative aims to provide academics, national institutions, researchers, and postgraduate students with a resource to enhance evidence-based decision-making and targeted practices that improve family health outcomes.
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