Ammon News - Petra - Since July 2012, THE International Organization for Migration, IOM has helped 350,000 Syrian refugees to reach the Za’atri and the Emirates Jordanian (EJC) refugee camps in Jordan, according to a spokeswoman of the IOM.

IOM also provides pre-registration, orientation, initial health screenings, and referrals to hospitals and clinics for serious medical cases arriving in the two camps, which are respectively, located in Mafraq and Zarqa governorates.

In February 2013, with a surge in daily arrivals, IOM began to operate 24 hours a day. During the night shift, IOM was transporting up to 2,500 people every night, as many of the refugees felt it was safer to cross the border in darkness.

At the IOM reception center in Za’atri camp new arrivals are medically screened, vaccinated against measles and polio and children receive Vitamin A supplements. The refugees also get hygiene kits and refreshments before proceeding to the full registration process.