AMMAN — Health Minister
Firas Hawari on
Tuesday met Assistant Director-General for the Antimicrobial Resistance
Division (AMR) at the World Health Organization (WHO) Hanan Balkhy to discuss a
national plan to combat antimicrobial resistance for the years 2022-2023,
reported the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
According to a ministry statement, Hawari stressed
the importance of developing the health sector to take action against
antimicrobial resistance, adding that a comprehensive tech package was granted
to 7 countries to implement
National Action Plans (NAP).
He said the ministry has taken numerous protective
measures against bacteria resistant to antibiotics, noting that work is in
progress on the ministry’s 2018-2022 NAP to fight antimicrobial resistance in
Jordan and establish a national coordination center to follow up on a data
monitoring system.
Hawari valued the world organization’s role in supporting
the health ministry in various fields and in combatting antimicrobial resistant
germs.
For her part, Balkhy said WHO is offering tech
support for countries to expedite conducting NAPs and boost cooperation to
address antimicrobial resistance.
Jordan is one of 7 countries benefiting from
WHO’s
technical support to implement its national action plan against antimicrobial
resistance with support from Saudi Arabia, she noted.
WHO Representative in Jordan Jamela Al-Raiby said the
Kingdom is the fourth country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to endorse a
NAP, noting that WHO will keep offering technical support to Jordan.
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