Mercy Corps continues support to Kingdom’s health system amid pandemic

Mercy Corps continues support to Kingdom’s health system amid pandemic

AMMAN “” Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Mercy Corps, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, added deeper layers of support through improving the capacity of the ministry to mount an effective response to the outbreak.

The Mercy Corps' Leadership and Community Development programme, which was launched in 2013 with the aim of improving infrastructure in local communities, has supported the government in responding to the COVID crisis, according to a statement sent to The Jordan Times on Tuesday.

"Across the globe, the fight against the novel coronavirus has overstretched health systems and badly damaged economies,whereas the Health Ministry's budget has been primarily allocated for confronting the pandemic,“ the statement wrote.

"Health systems in Jordan and the world have been overwhelmed in the context of COVID,“ Shurouq Rasouq, programme coordinator told The Jordan Times over the phone on Tuesday, noting that medical services are "the cornerstone“ in the fight against the virus.

The programme supports continuing health services particularly during this pandemic, which reinforced the need of health systems for improved support to ensure access to quality medical services, she said.

Mercy Corps in close coordination with the Health Ministry and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK (FCDO), as well