Organization of Family Doctors discuss ways to develop family medicine
The Minister of Health, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Sheyab, discussed with the President of the International Family Doctors Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Branch, Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Tarawneh, and the accompanying delegation, means of developing cooperation in the field of family medicine.
The delegation included Dr. Jinan Al-Osta, Dr. Maryam Abdel-Malik, the Secretary General of the Jordanian Medical Council, Dr. Muhammad Rasul Al-Tarawneh, and Dr. Oraib Al-Smadi, and the head of the family medicine department at the Ministry, Dr. Mai Al-Hadidi.
Al-Shayyab affirmed that the Ministry gives this specialty most of its attention and care and seeks within its five-year plan in this regard to provide family medicine specialists in all its health centers.
He indicated that the Ministry has expanded the family medicine specialty program and increased the number of general practitioners to join this program in order to be able to implement its strategic plan.
The head of the delegation, Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Tarawneh, stressed the necessity of supporting this specialty through the meetings of Arab health ministers and the permanent committee of the World Health Organization to implement programs related to family medicine.
The delegation appreciated the Ministry''s support for family medicine training programs and their inclusion in health strategic plans by increasing the number of those admitted into the training program and increasing the number of training centers in the ministry.
The delegation pointed to aspects of cooperation between the Ministry and the International Organization of Family Doctors, as the organization provides technical support through training and workshops and cooperation in establishing local and regional conferences for primary health care.
The delegation expressed the organization''s ambition to family medicine departments in universities where there are medical colleges, and the presence of these departments is limited to the University of Jordan and the University of Science and Technology.
