The Ministry of Health marked International Nurses Day on Sunday at the Jordan Health Forum under the patronage of Minister of Health Firas Hawari, with wide participation across the medical and nursing sector.

Ilham Khreisat, the ministry’s Secretary-General for Administrative and Technical Affairs, emphasized the need to honor nurses for their "pivotal" role in the healthcare system and the ministry's ongoing reform and modernization efforts. She called nursing "a noble humanitarian profession" that requires commitment, discipline and faith, highlighting nurses’ key contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

She stressed the ministry’s commitment to supporting nursing professionals through education and training, empowering them to take leadership roles regionally, and become active partners in healthcare policy and decision-making.