Jordan joins the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines

24 September 2024, Amman, Jordan – In a signing ceremony today, the Government of Jordan, represented by the Ministry of Health (MoH), and World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Jordan has become the first Member State in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to join the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.

Jordan becomes first country to receive WHO verification for eliminating leprosy

19 September 2024, Amman, Jordan – The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for becoming the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy. This significant milestone marks a new era in global public health efforts.

“WHO congratulates Jordan on this impressive milestone,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Leprosy has afflicted humanity for millennia, but country-by-country we are stopping transmission and freeing individuals, families and communities from its suffering and stigma.”