Today, the European Union, the Ministry of Health and the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) formally launched a project to improve Jordan’s health sector.

The 10-million-euro contribution by the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (EUTF Madad), will support the expansion and equipping of the emergency departments in three hospitals to meet the increasing health needs of the host communities and Syrian refugees in Jordan. The three hospitals, Jamil Tutunji in the Sahab district of Amman, Ramtha Hospital in Irbid, and Ruweished Hospital in Mafraq will also receive three fully equipped ambulances to improve efficiency and reach of healthcare services.

With the support of the EU, UNOPS will also design and construct the new emergency departments, deliver the medical equipment, and design and construct photovoltaic (PV) systems to provide the needed electricity in a sustainable and innovative manner.

Since its establishment in December 2014, a significant share of the EU’s non-humanitarian aid for Syria’s neighbouring countries is provided through the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU ‘Madad’ Fund. The Trust Fund brings a more coherent and integrated EU aid response to the crisis and primarily addresses longer term economic, educational, protection and social needs of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, and supports overstretched local communities and their administrations. To date, the Trust Fund has committed 334 million euros to Jordan.

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