A Conference Paper “JSANDS: A Stillbirth and Neonatal Deaths Surveillance System” published in 2019 IEEE/ACS 16th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA)
The JSANDS team published a book chapter “The Potential of Telemedicine in the Rural Eastern Mediterranean Region for Noncommunicable Diseases: Case Study from Jordan” in the Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World.
admin2020-03-24T00:49:50+02:00AbstractTelemedicine is the integration of technological advancements within health care systems, where distance is a critical factor, to respond to the health needs of communities. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases NCDs has increased in the last decade with cardiovascular diseases and kidney diseases ranking within the first top...
UNICEF follow up visit to KAUH
admin2020-03-23T23:03:47+02:00UNICEF follow up visit to KAUH Dr. Eresso AGA, the Health Manager from the UNICEF office in Amman and Ms Buthaina Alkhateeb visited one of the JSANDS participating hospitals on the 26th of February, 2020 as a follow up visit to monitor the progress of the project development and implementation. Dr. Eresso and...
JSANDS is one of two IDRC-funded projects currently under implementation in Jordan
admin2020-01-21T08:45:52+02:00Two IDRC-funded projects are currently under implementation in Jordan, the first project, establishing a Harmonized Reproductive Health Registry (hRHR) in Jordan to improve Maternal and Child Health, is being implemented by the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET). The second project, implementing a Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality Surveillance and Auditing System in Jordan (JSANDS)...
Site visit by the Senior Program Officer at International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
admin2019-12-20T23:36:21+02:00Dr. Qamar Mahmood from the IDRC visited the JSANDS participating hospitals as a follow up visit to monitor the progress of the project development and implementation. Dr. Qamar first met with the JSANDS team and then he started his schedule program with a tour at Rahma and Badea...
JSANDS Mid-term Workshop , Nov. 2019
admin2019-12-06T23:10:47+02:00Mid-term workshop 27/11/2019 The JSANDS project mid-term workshop was held in Irbid city on the 27th of November, 2019. A total of 150 participants including directors of the five implementing hospitals, paediatricians, obstetrics and gynecologists, senior medical residents, registered nurses, and midwives attended the workshop. The project director introduced the project to the participants, presented achievements that has been in place...
Baseline Health-Related Data for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals in Jordan. Book Chapter (Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World).
admin2019-11-10T08:40:56+02:00Yousef Saleh Khader, Moawiah Khatatbeh, Oumaima Mohammed-Salah Aouididi Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) constitute the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and aim to guide global, regional, and national development endeavors for the next 15 years. The Sustainable Development agenda builds on the success of the Millennium Development Goals to...
Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality in Jordan. Book Chapter (Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World).
admin2019-11-10T11:52:46+02:00Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality in Jordan. Book Chapter (Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World). Authors: Yousef S. Khader, Mohammad Alyahya, Anwar Batieha ABSTRACT: Despite the extraordinary improvements in child survival over the past 25 years, little progress has been made in reducing neonatal mortality (NNM) in many developing countries. According to the Jordan...
Birth and Neonatal Death Registrations in Jordan. Book Chapter (Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World).
admin2019-11-10T11:52:52+02:00Birth and Neonatal Death Registrations in Jordan. Book Chapter (Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World). Authors: Yousef S. Khader, Mohammad Alyahya, Anwar Batieha ABSTRACT: Assessing the magnitude and etiologies of perinatal deaths and their risk factors begins with accurately defining and reporting these deaths. This chapter examines to what extent births and neonatal deaths are underreported...
The quality of maternal-fetal and newborn care services in Jordan: a qualitative focus group study. Research Paper (BMC Health Services Research Journal).
admin2019-11-10T11:52:09+02:00The quality of maternal-fetal and newborn care services in Jordan: a qualitative focus group study. Research Paper (BMC Health Services Research Journal). Authors: Mohammad S. Alyahya, Yousef S. Khader, Anwar Batieha & Majed Asad ABSTRACT: Background The antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods are considered high-risk periods for the health of mothers and their newborns. Although the current utilization...
