Health minister inaugurates new Arin primary health centre

AMMAN — Minister of Health Firas Hawari on Tuesday inaugurated Al Arin Primary Health Centre in Al Amiriya District, Al Jizah in Amman.

The facility, built at a cost of JD700,000 from the Capital Governorate Council's decentralisation budget, focuses on enhancing primary healthcare services, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

Hawari underscored that the opening of the centre aligns with the Ministry of Health’s strategic plan to modernise healthcare services in hospitals and primary health facilities. 

He noted that the centre is part of the outcomes of Prime Minister Jafar Hassan’s field visits to health institutions across the Kingdom.

The new health centre, spanning 900 square metres over two floors, is equipped with clinics for general and family medicine, dentistry, gynaecology, paediatrics, maternity and childcare, as well as radiology, laboratory, and pharmacy services. 

It also includes medical records, accounting offices, and storage facilities.

Hawari highlighted that the ministry seeks to phase out rented and outdated health centres, replacing them with state-owned facilities to ensure service sustainability and improved operational conditions.

He reviewed plans for implementing the first phase of the comprehensive health coverage strategy, which includes launching a new insurance fund to provide primary healthcare services for approximately two million social security subscribers who are not currently covered by compulsory insurance.

Al Arin Primary Health Centre, which began receiving patients a week ago, serves a local population of around 3,000 residents.