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Jordan
- Jordan Breast Cancer Program
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The Jordan Breast Cancer Program aims to ensure quality services for screening and to increase public awareness and education about the risk factors, signs, and symptoms of breast cancer, in addition to the benefits of early detection and screening.The Jordan Breast Cancer Program is governed by a National Steering Committee with members representing the Ministry of Health, King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center, World Health Organization, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Royal Medical Services, King Abdullah Hospital, USAID’s Private Sector Project for Women’s Health, Jordan University, Hashemite University, and the Syndicate of Private Hospitals.
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The King Hussein Cancer Foundation is an independent, nongovernmental, not-for-profit institution founded in 1997 by a Royal Decree to combat cancer in Jordan and the Middle East. The foundation’s medical arm is the King Hussein Cancer Center. The foundation is run by a board of trustees, chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Ghida Talal. The Director General of the foundation is Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired. - King Hussein Cancer Center
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Founded in 1997, the King Hussein Cancer Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit institution dedicated entirely to cancer care and is the only comprehensive cancer center in Jordan that treats both adults and pediatric patients. With a capacity of 148 beds, the center currently treats more than 2,300 new patients a year, representing approximately 70 percent of all cancer cases in Jordan. In February 2006, the King Hussein Cancer Center achieved international accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, becoming the only hospital in Jordan, and only the fourth in the region, to receive this distinction.