Metrics details. The Jordanian healthcare system has evolved over the past decades expanding its services, technological, and educational resources. A comprehensive view of this system is lacking. The objective of this report is to describe the structure of the Jordanian healthcare system, the challenges facing it, and the current and recommended health policies. This study reviewed the current status of the Jordanian healthcare system.
The following parameters were analyzed: health indicators, infrastructure, human resources, insurance system, pharmaceutical expense, health education system, and medical tourism. Data were collected from various relevant official institutions and related published literature. Jordan has a young population with a median age of Life expectancy is The Jordanian healthcare system is divided into three major categories: 1 Governmental Insurance i.
The Governmental Insurance covers Health expenditure is 6. Pharmaceutical expenses make up Human resource assessment shows a high ratio of medical staff per However, the ratio of nursing staff per Postgraduate medical education covers almost all medical and surgical fields.
Medical tourism is currently well-established. Assessment of the Jordanian healthcare system shows high ratios of physicians, dentists, and pharmacists but a low ratio of nursing staff per Pharmaceutical expenses are significantly high and medical tourism is well-developed. Peer Review reports. Jordan is a Middle Eastern Arabic country covering an area of 89, km with a total population of Jordan is considered a low-middle-income country with a gross domestic product GDP of In addition, Jordan hosts the second-highest share of refugees per capita worldwide [ 3 ].
The Jordanian healthcare system has evolved over the past decades transforming into a generally well-developed service despite being in an area of constant conflicts and volatility, particularly in neighboring countries, such as Palestine, Syria, and Iraq.
