Ammon News -

Minister of Health, Dr. Nazir Obeidat and head of Jordanian Nurses and Midwives Council (JNMC), Khaled Rababa'a, signed a cooperation agreement to train 200 nurses to contact Covid-19 patients, with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) within the 5-month project.

Speaking during the signing ceremony, Obeidat stressed that the agreement with the JNMC contributes to the work development by outreaching citizens within "scientific and systematic" methods in a timely manner to limit the spread of the virus.

For his part, Rababa'a indicated that the nursing staff has so far completed 3 specialized training courses to deal with the virus within the protocols issued by the Ministry of Health, adding that these workshops were prepared and presented, in cooperation with JNMC over a period of months.
The agreement, signed in attendance of the USAID representative, requires the JNMC to provide 200 nurses to follow up Covid-19 patients remotely and direct the cases to follow safety procedures and take necessary measures.

Under the agreement, the JNMC is committed to appointing an administrative cadre to supervise the training, qualification and follow-up of the nurse team remotely (from home) to make the daily contacts required with Covid-19 patients, per results sent by the Ministry of Health, which in turn will provide the necessary equipment to nurses to make the advisory calls.

The two sides expressed their commitment to achieve professional goals, aimed to develop performance, raise the level of health services provided to patients and society, and integrate technical developments into the anti-Covid-19 effort.