AMMAN — The national consultative sessions on “Developing Health Media in Jordan”,  organised by the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) and the Ministry of Government Communication, concluded on Monday. 

The three-day workshop was held with the participation of Jordanian media professionals, academics, researchers and lecturers, as well as civil society and international organisations concerned with health and media. 

Director of Programmes at RHAS Amal Ireifij said that health media plays an integral role in realising RHAS’ vision to create “a safe and healthy Jordanian society”. 

She also noted that media can have a great impact on people’s decisions and behaviours, which was particularly apparent during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a time of crises that highlighted the importance of “health media”. The results of the workshop will be used to prepare a policy paper involving a set of actionable recommendations to develop health media in Jordan, according to Ireifij.