AMMAN — On Wednesday, the
International Rescue Committee (IRC) in
Jordan officially inaugurated the expansion of the Al-Khaldieh Comprehensive
Health Center in Mafraq. This center serves a catchment population of over
60,000 people, encompassing both
Jordanians and Syrian refugees. Offering a
wide array of health services, it attends to approximately 5,500 patients each
month.
اضافة اعلان
Nivedita Monga, IRC Jordan Country Director,
expressed the organization's unwavering commitment to supporting Jordan's
public health sector. She highlighted that the IRC has already aided nearly
120,000 individuals through their health projects since 2019. In partnership
with the
Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, they tirelessly work to
strengthen the national health systems to better address the health needs of
both Jordanians and refugees within the country.
Meanwhile, Faisal Makahleh, Director of
Mafraq Public Health Directorate, believes that this expansion will not only
enhance the services offered to the community but also alleviate the burden on
other departments within the center and raise public health awareness among the
community.
Since 2019, IRC's health projects have
benefited nearly 120,000 Jordanian and refugee patients in hosting communities,
as well as in Azraq and Za'atari refugee camps. The IRC has also conducted
training for nearly 300 MOH staff to
support health services in the Kingdom and
supplied equipment to 22 Public Health Centers in Mafraq and Ramtha.
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