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Ammon News - The Ministry of Health on Wednesday concluded a workshop on the rational use of antibiotics.

The workshop was hosted in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), and the Henry Ford Hospital of the United States.

Director of Clinical Pharmacy for the Ministry of Health, Zina Halasa, emphasized the significance of the two-day workshop for the exchange of knowledge in the areas of antibiotics use and safety.

She discussed the actions done in this respect as part of the National Health Policy as well as the obstacles hospitals face in attempting to execute the strategy.

The supervisor of the workshop, WHO Representative Basim Zeidan, underlined the organization's support for activating the national strategy to combat antimicrobials.

Hikmat Abdel-Razeq, Deputy Director-General of the KHCC, demonstrated the center's mechanism for the sensible use of antibiotics.

Director of Medical Transformation in the Pharmacy Department at Electronic Health Solutions Co (EHS) described modifications made to their (Hakeem) program to support the prudent use of antibiotics, noting future collaboration with the Health Ministry's Clinical Pharmacy Department in this field.

Henry Ford Hospital physicians delivered lectures on the appropriate use of antibiotics and methods taken to prevent hospital-acquired infections.