Princess Muna opens scientific day for nursing, healthcare support professions

AMMAN — HRH Princess Muna,  president of the Jordanian Nursing Council and patron for nursing and midwifery in the eastern Mediterranean region, on Wednesday inaugurated a scientific day for nursing and healthcare support professions held on the sidelines of the 9th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services (RMS). 

During the inauguration ceremony at the King Hussein Convention Centre in the Dead Sea, RMS Director Maj. Gen. Muin Habashneh said that the RMS is keen on utilising the latest healthcare technologies to ultimately achieve excellence in the sector, adding that the scientific day fell within this endeavour, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Habashneh also said that the RMS has acheived “tremendous” progress in the healthcare sector and has been internationally recognised as a house of expertise and professionalism, according to Petra.   

Director of Nursing Services at at RMS Gen. Rima Majali commended Princess Muna’s support of the profession at the local, regional and international levels, adding that the role of healthcare support professions in nursing children and men health was among the major topics of the scientific day in addition to the latest evidence-based nursing practices.

She also said that a total of 62 scientific papers will be discussed during the scientific day, which included eight workshops discussing specialised topics.

UNAIDS director of the regional support team for east and southern Africa and former minister of health in Botswana, Sheila Tlou, reviewed the challenges facing the nursing profession, highlighting the risks of AIDS and the stages of its development. 

Tlou is now working with Princess Muna in the Nursing Now campaign, which aims to raise the status and profile of nursing.

Nursing Now, a three-year global campaign (2018-2020), aims to improve health by raising the profile and status of nursing worldwide. Run in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and the International Council of Nurses, Nursing Now seeks to empower nurses to take their place at the heart of tackling 21st century health challenges and maximise their contribution to achieving universal health coverage.