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Universal Health Coverage

Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere

Our mission is to promote the efficient use of available resources in Jordan to transform the health system towards the UHC agenda leaving no one behind.

Who we are

The WHO country office works closely with its national counterparts and international partners towards revitalizing the health sector to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) with focus on revamping primary health care.

What we do

Coordinate national efforts towards achieving UHC

WCO in collaboration with Ministry of Health is working closely with national stakeholders to coproduce and endorse a national UHC/Health security roadmap that translates the national health priority within Jordan Economic Modernization Vision 2022-2033 towards achieving UHC.

Support updating the UHC Benefit package

WCO together with the National authorities have been diligently working on revising the existing UHC Benefit Package taking into consideration the burden of disease and the available resources.

Promoting governance functions within the health sector

WCO is putting lots of emphasis on the leadership role of Ministry of Health (MoH) in the health sector, in this sense WCO continues to provide technical guidance and assistance to build the institutional capacities of MoH which is clearly reflected in the support provided to develop MoH strategy 2023-2025 and the Leadership and Governance Training Programme

Provide policy options to strengthen Human Resources for Health in Jordan

WCO is supporting the Health Labor Market Analysis that will help to identify the mismatches between demand and supply on health workforce thus support designing of effective polices.

Support the provision of integrated quality health care services

WCO is persistently guiding the delivery of quality healthcare services at both Primary Healthcare and hospital levels through supporting the roll out of the Regional Family Medicine Diploma, implementing the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework, and supporting the Emergency Care System in addition to the operationalization of priority interventions that are. in line with the MoH Rehabilitation Strategic Plan (2020-2024).

Assist improving public health sector's main financing functions

WCO Jordan is supporting the development of the health financing strategy towards achieving UHC through designing and implementing health financing strategies and interventions which respond to contextual needs and priorities based on the national health accounts.

Support improving access to pharmaceuticals and health technologies

WCO is keen on strengthening MoH supply chain system, building the institutional capacities of the Drug Regulatory Authorities and strengthening the National Pharmacovigilance (PV) System.

Strengthen routine Health Information Systems and digital health ecosystem

WCO has put emphasis on strengthening routine health information systems, improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), supporting regular reporting on WHO core indicators, supporting data integration, linkages and interoperable solutions for health, assisting in governance and use of digital solutions for public health, disease surveillance and response and promoting data standards and data use and visualization.

Our impact

  • Political commitment to achieve UHC is evident at all levels
  • Strengthened governance and leadership capacities at MoH
  • The production of evidence on health sector financing
  • Improved culture of Patient Safety and Quality
  • Strengthened country capacity in digitalized health information systems

What we have achieved

  • The road map for universal health coverage (UHC)/Health Security depicting clear short and long-term actions was developed
  • Ministry of Health Strategy 2023-2025 launched
  • Governance and Leadership Program rolled out
  • UHC Benefit Package revised
  • The roll out of the Regional Family Medicine Diploma programme
  • Implementing the Patient Safety Friendly Hospitals Framework in two public hospitals
  • Jordan Integrated Electronic Reporting System in place and functional
  • Birth and mortality notification information system piloted using WHO cause of death form and ICD-11
  • Data warehouse at MoH in place and functional
  • National Strategy and Action Plan for Digital Health 2023-2027 developed
  • Developed MoH Rehabilitation Strategic Plan 2020-2024
  • Supported Community Based Organizations (CBOs) under the Ministry of Social Development through the rehabilitation of physical environment and the capacity building of their professionals.
  • Supported MoH in identifying key indicators on rehabilitation to be included in the national health monitoring system
  • Supported the MoH Diagnostic Center for children with disabilities to enhance its services for children with disabilities

What is next

WHO country office will continue to work with the Ministry of Health and other partners on the following activities:

  • Support the finalization and endorsement of the UHC/Health Security roadmap
  • Finalize the Health Labour Market Analysis
  • Support strengthening the emergency care system at MoH
  • Roll out of the Regional Family Medicine diploma at a national level
  • Implement the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework in public hospitals
  • Institutionalize the governance and leadership capacity building programme
  • Generate another round of the national health account to monitor and track health expenditure
  • Finalize and endorse the revised UHC Benefit Package
  • Finalize and endorse the Health Financing Strategy
  • Digital health strategy drafted and development of action plan
  • Expand the birth and mortality system based on ICD-11
  • Finalize the national level implementation of the data warehouse.
  • Conduct the official review for the Jordan Food and Drugs Administration self-benchmarking
  • Finalize the national priority assistive products list

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