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Jordan Times
21-03-2025
- Health
- Jordan Times
Health Ministry concludes EU-funded project to boost immunisation
The Ministry of Health on Thursday concludesthe EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, known as "Madad," a five-year project supported by the EU (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Ministry of Health on Thursday concluded the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, known as "Madad," a five-year project supported by the EU. During the closing ceremony, the project's significant achievements were highlighted, underscoring its vital role in strengthening Jordan's healthcare system, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Health Minister Firas Hawari, who presided over the event, highlighted the project's impact on improving the Kingdom's healthcare infrastructure and ensuring access to high-quality medical services for all residents, including both Jordanians and Syrian refugees. In the presence of government representatives, health sector officials, civil society organisations, and international agencies operating in Jordan, Hawari noted that the project played a crucial role in expanding national immunization programs. He highlighted the distribution of millions of vaccine doses to children, the establishment of a modern regional vaccine warehouse in Irbid, and the upgrading of storage capacities at the national vaccine warehouse, enhancing Jordan's ability to introduce new vaccines in the future. Additionally, the project trained and qualified more than 2,000 healthcare providers and facilitated the transition to a strategic vaccine procurement system in cooperation with the Government Procurement Department and the Jordan Food and Drug Administration, helping secure high-quality vaccines at optimal prices. Hawari also stressed that the project had significantly strengthened the resilience of Jordan's healthcare system in responding to emergencies and crises, particularly in supporting the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also pointed to the project's contribution to enhancing national pharmaceutical security through the establishment of a strategic medical warehouse in Yajouz, Zarqa Governorate, ensuring an emergency stockpile sufficient for an additional four months. EU Ambassador to Jordan Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas highlighted the project's considerable success and lasting impact, particularly in expanding immunisation coverage across the Kingdom, including underserved areas and communities hosting Syrian refugees. He also noted that the project improved the medical supply chain by rehabilitating 10 regional warehouses and constructing four new facilities to store medicines and vaccines, a key step towards Jordan's goal of achieving universal health coverage. With a total budget of 43 million euros, the project successfully met its objectives of strengthening primary healthcare, improving vaccine access for Syrian refugees and host communities, and enhancing healthcare quality within an integrated governance system. Among its key achievements were the establishment of a regional vaccination centre in Irbid, the installation of solar power at the national vaccine warehouse, and the purchase of four cold rooms and 380 vaccine refrigerators, enhancing the efficiency and capacity of the national immunisation programme. Page 2
Jordan News
20-03-2025
- Health
- Jordan News
Jordan's Ministry of Health Concludes the Syrian Crisis Response Project - "Muddad" - Jordan News
The Jordanian Ministry of Health concluded today, Thursday, the "Syrian Crisis Response Project - Muddad," which was implemented with support from the EU Regional Trust Fund for the Syrian Crisis. اضافة اعلان During the event, the achievements of the five-year project, which significantly contributed to strengthening Jordan's health system, were presented. Minister of Health Dr. Feras Al-Hawari, during his sponsorship of the event, discussed the project's pivotal role in improving the country's health infrastructure and enhancing access for all residents—both Jordanians and Syrian refugees—to advanced and high-quality healthcare services. In the presence of government representatives, health sector officials, civil society organizations, and international organizations operating in the Kingdom, he explained that the project directly contributed to expanding the national vaccination programs. Millions of vaccine doses were provided to children, helping to enhance community immunity. A modern regional vaccine warehouse was established in Irbid Governorate, and the storage capacities at the national vaccine warehouse were upgraded, enhancing Jordan's readiness to introduce new vaccines in the future. He added that the project trained and qualified over 2,000 healthcare providers, including vaccination managers, refrigeration and supply officers, to ensure the efficiency and sustainability of the national vaccination program. It also supported the transition to a strategic vaccine procurement system in collaboration with the Government Procurement Department and the Jordan Food and Drug Administration, which helped secure high-quality vaccines at the best prices. Al-Hawari emphasized that the project played a central role in enhancing the resilience of Jordan's health sector in responding to emergencies and crises, significantly impacting the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the project, vaccines, medicines, and essential medical equipment were provided, helping to limit the virus's spread and protect the health of both citizens and refugees. He also noted that the project contributed to strengthening national pharmaceutical security by establishing a strategic medical warehouse in the Yajouz area of Zarqa Governorate, ensuring a strategic stock that would cover the Kingdom's needs for an additional four months in emergencies. The EU Ambassador to Jordan, Pierre Christophe Chatzisavas, confirmed that the project achieved significant accomplishments whose effects will continue even after its conclusion, particularly in expanding vaccination coverage throughout the Kingdom, including in less fortunate areas and communities hosting Syrian refugees. He expressed the European Union's pride in participating in this initiative, which helped strengthen Jordan's ability to respond effectively to health challenges and emergencies. He added that the project greatly improved the medical supply chain by updating and rehabilitating 10 regional warehouses and constructing four new facilities for storing medicines and vaccines, which strengthens Jordan's ongoing progress toward achieving universal health coverage. For her part, Dr. Jamila Al-Raabi, WHO Representative in Jordan, stated that the World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the European Union, worked to enhance access to high-quality vaccination services in primary healthcare, strengthen the management of medical product supply chains, support sustainable health financing and financial protection, respond to health emergencies, and improve health surveillance and data systems. She called for continued investment in strong health systems to ensure equitable access to essential health services and strengthen sustainable partnerships to achieve health for all. On her part, the Director of Programs at the Ministry of Health, Engineer Huda Al-Ababneh, presented the efforts made during the project to strengthen the national health system, including the preparation of necessary strategies, improving infrastructure, enhancing medical supply chains, and expanding healthcare services. She pointed out that these efforts significantly contributed to Jordan's progress toward achieving universal health coverage. The total cost of the project amounted to 43 million euros. The project achieved its goals of enhancing primary healthcare, improving access to vaccination services for Syrian refugees and host communities, and improving the quality of healthcare within integrated governance systems. It also contributed to expanding primary healthcare services, ensuring that Syrian refugees and host communities received high-quality vaccinations. Some of the project's most prominent achievements include establishing a regional vaccine center in Irbid, equipping the national vaccination warehouse with solar energy, funding the purchase of four refrigeration rooms, and providing 380 refrigerators to store vaccines. These actions enhanced the efficiency and storage capacity within the national vaccination program. The project also worked on updating and developing vaccine procurement by transitioning from transaction-based purchases to strategic purchasing, ensuring high-quality vaccines at the best prices. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project played a vital role in supporting Jordan by providing life-saving medicines, medical supplies, and vaccines, as well as providing technical support to strengthen emergency preparedness and response, training staff, and building national capacities. During the project, medical supply chains were developed and updated by building three new warehouses in the capital and Zarqa governorates and rehabilitating 10 regional warehouses in Irbid and Ma'an governorates. A new medical transport unit was also established, equipped with a fleet of refrigerated trucks to ensure the quality and effectiveness of medicines until they reach the beneficiaries.
Ammon
16-03-2025
- Business
- Ammon
Jordan's response plan requirements for Syrian crisis reach $1.6 billion in 2025
Ammon News - The government has estimated the value of the requirements of the Jordanian Response Plan for the Syrian Crisis for the year 2025 at approximately $1.6 billion, distributed across 10 main sectors aimed at supporting Syrian refugees and service projects in host communities, according to the plan's official website. The requirements of the current year are the lowest, which the government has set to finance the plan since its launch in 2015, amid a decline in international support for the plan, according to data from the Ministry of Planning an International Cooperation's website. Funding for Jordan's response plans to the Syrian crisis ranged between $2.98 billion in 2015 and $1.953 billion in 2024, statistics compiled by Al Mamlaka on the ministry's website reveled. Comparing the size of funding requirements between the current and previous years, the requirements for the Jordanian Response Plan to the Syrian Crisis for 2025 decreased by 18.43% compared to 2024. Jordan has hosted nearly 1.3 million Syrians since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, including nearly 600,000 Syrian refugees registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Donors and the international community have committed to funding 45.9% of Jordan's response plans to the Syrian crisis since their launch in 2015, through the end of 2023, while the total funding for the plans reached approximately $10.3 billion out of approximately $22.1 billion, while the annual funding deficit for the plans reached $11.8 billion. 10 main sectors in 2025: Water and Sanitation Sector: $368 million Basic Needs Sector: $317 million Health Sector: $258.6 million Education Sector: $244 million Protection and Justice Sector: $157 million Basic Services Sector: $108 million Livelihoods Sector: $70 million Shelter Sector: $31.6 million Agriculture Sector: $22.6 million
