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World Bank approves $200m project to support Jordan’s health services

The World Bank has approved a project worth $200 million to support Jordanian health services, the Bank said in a statement on Tuesday.

The project will help the Jordanian Government to maintain the delivery of critical primary and secondary health services to uninsured Jordanians and Syrian refugees at the Ministry of Health’s facilities, the statement said.

Over the past year, the project helped in providing 2.1 million primary health care services and 2.9 million secondary health care services to Jordan.

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The additional financing will help the Jordanian Ministry of Health to continue to provide critical health care services at a time when the influx of Syrian refugees to the country continues to put severe strains on the delivery of vital basic services.

“The government of Jordan is committed to taking actions on its commitment to universal health coverage,’’ said Saroj Kumar Jha, World Bank Mashreq Regional Director.

The statement said that the additional financing aimed to help Jordan meet the additional strain on its health system and prevent the reversal of the substantial gains achieved by the sector over the last decades. (NAN)

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