AMMAN — Minister of Health Feras Al Hawari on Tuesday highlighted the ministry’s endeavours to achieve key health and nutrition goals, notably in breastfeeding and feeding children under the age of five as well as women of reproductive age. 

The ministry also strives to reduce the burden of high rates of overweight and obesity, as well as micronutrient deficiencies, he said.

Addressing the first scientific symposium on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Hawari highlighted the Kingdom’s achievements in reducing malnutrition. 

The forum was held by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab, a Tufts University-led project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).