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Jordan to host WHO regional emergency response centre

By Petra - Nov 23,2014 - Last updated at Nov 23,2014

AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday approved an agreement between the government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to establish a regional centre for  health emergencies and polio in Jordan.

The centre will provide more technical and logistic support to the Middle East in emergency response areas.

During the session, chaired by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, the Cabinet endorsed the validating reasons for amendments to the tourism law, which will be referred to the Legislation and Opinion Bureau for its final endorsement.

The validating reasons included the need for the law to be in line with developments in the tourism sector and to maximise the investment in the sector. 

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