UNOPS, Japan complete first phase of RMS support project

UNOPS, Japan complete first phase of RMS support project

AMMAN “” The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Operational Hub in Amman and the Japanese embassy on Thursday marked the completion of the first phase of the project "Improvement of Health Services through Operational Capacity Support to the Royal Medical Services (RMS) of Jordanian Armed Forces“ implemented by UNOPS. 

The project implemented renovation works and equipped the obstetrics and gynaecology department of the King Hussein Medical Centre and its warehouse compound, according to a UNOPS statement.

The new facility is functional and is serving patients. 

Ambulances and medical beds that were delivered under this project have contributed to the efforts of the RMS and the government to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the statement said.

During a meeting to mark the occasion, Japan's Ambassador to Jordan Hidenao Yanagi said: "Japan highly appreciates