Central

Central government is responsible for all public primary healthcare facilities and the following:

• Improving the quality and safety of health care services and ensure its continuity;
• Infrastructure development of primary and secondary health institutions;
• Efficient and effective management of human resources;
• Strive for a comprehensive health insurance for all Jordanians;
• Efficient and effective management of financial resources;
• Encourage patterns and behaviours of healthy living and promotion including physical activity;
• Promote anti-smoking and any activities scientifically proven to improve health;
• Raising the level of health of the population of the fight against diseases caused by malnutrition;
• Educational materials;
• Provide preventive health services to students, schools, kindergartens and nurseries;
• Implementation of health-related activities for the elderly and supervision of programs;
• Health and safety at work;
• Implementation of programs related to the fight against the common non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and vascular health activities;
• Policies pertaining to blood, cancer, diabetes and any other similar diseases can pose a danger to public health;
• Primary healthcare facilities (approximately 1,245 of them) and regulating private sector hospitals and primary healthcare centres;​

Responsible bodies Ministry of Health

Sources:
Public Health Law, Law No. 47/2008, repealing the Law No.21/1971, was published in the Official Gazette, Volume 4924 dated 17.08.2008.