WHO showcases the new mobile public health surveillance system in Jordan, and the training programme for Syrian refugee doctors and nurses living in Turkey, at the Resilience and Development Forum Expo. Credit: WHO/J.Swan17 December 2015, Amman – WHO recently participated in the regional Resilience and Development Forum at the Dead Sea, Jordan – a meeting which brought together government officials, donors, and heads of United Nations agencies and civil society organizations, to discuss and chart the future directions of the Syria crisis response.
During the Forum, WHO showcased a project from its Jordan office designed to build local capacities. On display was the successful implementation of a national public health surveillance system utilizing mobile tablet technology by the Jordanian Ministry of Health and WHO.
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Jordan Public Health Surveillance Programme
The national public health surveillance project initiated in Jordan in April 2015 introduces case-based, integrated disease surveillance of mental health, noncommunicable disease and communicable disease, and is programmed using mobile technology and an online framework.
