The World Health Organization has officially verified Jordan as the first country in the world to have eliminated leprosy.1 Also known as Hansen’s disease, leprosy still occurs in more than 120 ...
Jordan also has a long standing peace treaty with Israel and maintains good relations with Lebanon and the United States. Safadi, who also serves as the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for becoming the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy. This significant ...
“WHO congratulates Jordan on this impressive milestone,” said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Leprosy has afflicted humanity for millennia, but country-by-country we ...