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Women and Gender in Health News

19 Jul

Posted at 06:00h in Jordan News, Leadership and governance, Performance and productivity, Skill mix and competency, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein, HRH2030 facilitated a national event on June 25 to promote women’s leadership in the health sector. Minister of Health, H.E. Prof. Mahmoud Al Sheyyab welcomed close to 250 health and gender stakeholders, noting that...

19 Jun

Posted at 21:23h in Jordan News, Leadership and governance, Performance and productivity, Skill mix and competency, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

On May 9, 2018, HRH2030 joined government officials and healthcare professionals to launch the health professional relicensure bylaw. The bylaw, drafted with technical and operational support from HRH2030, requires healthcare professionals to renew their licenses on the basis of continuing education in order to...

14 Jun

Posted at 18:55h in HRIS and health workforce data, Jordan News, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

The Jordan Ministry of Health spends more than 45 percent of its general budget on salaries and benefits for more than 30,000 people. Still, a lack of data to identify staffing needs and make appropriate staffing decisions often creates inefficiencies. To overcome the data gap,...

02 May

Posted at 15:12h in Jordan News, Leadership and governance, News, Performance and productivity, Skill mix and competency, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

On April 1, 2018, the government of Jordan officially enacted the new Bylaw for Health Professional License Renewal No. (46) with technical assistance from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) HRH2030 program. The regulation requires all health professionals to renew their licenses...

20 Apr

Posted at 15:36h in Jordan News, Leadership and governance, Skill mix and competency, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

While women account for more than 50 percent of the health workforce in Jordan, they are underrepresented in top management roles. Initial results from recent HRH2030 research in the country reveal that 57 percent of 2,082 female health workers surveyed report having fewer opportunities...

08 Mar

Posted at 15:00h in Family planning, Gender Competencies (2.3), Skill mix and competency, Women and Gender in Health News

Samantha Law is a manager with Chemonics’ Global Health Division and serves as gender lead on HRH2030. Each year on March 8, people and organizations around the world celebrate International Women's Day to commemorate the movement for women's rights. This year’s campaign #PressforProgress underscores the continued...

26 Jan

Posted at 22:12h in Jordan News, Skill mix and competency, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

USAID has emphasized its commitment to improving health sector outcomes and resilience through health systems strengthening under Development Objective 3 (Social Sector Quality Improved), Intermediate Result 1 (Health Status Improved). Through HRH2030, USAID is helping Jordan strengthen its health workforce by improving human resources practices...