Jordan

The Dead Sea, May 4 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordanian Armed Forces, opened here on Monday the 5th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services. The conference, which is held at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center, is organized in cooperation with Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians, and World Federation of Hemophilia among others. President of the Conference and Director General of the Royal Medical Services of Jordan Major General Dr Abdellatif Woreikat delivered a speech in which he valued Jordan as an advanced medical hub at the regional and international levels. He added that King Abdullah's efforts have put the Kingdom on the international medical and healthcare map. Following the opening session, the King received the Al Hussein Medical City Shield 2020. About 3500 specialists from 16 countries will discuss over the four-day event issues related to medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical, nursing, allied medical sciences fields. The event was attended by HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, HRH Prince Raad bin Zeid, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Samir Rifai, Senate President Taher Masri, Royal Court Chief Nasser Lozi, King's Advisor Ayman Safadi, Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Nabil Sharif, Minister of Health Nayef Al Fayez, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Mashal Mohammad Al Zaben and senior military and civilian officials.

 

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