Health in Jordan

[6] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Jordan achieves 97.2% of what is expected based on its current income.

[7] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 94.0% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.

[4] In 2009, the Jordanian Government made a strategic decision to address quality and cost challenges in their healthcare system by investing in an effective, national e-health infrastructure.

Following a period of detailed consultation and investigation, Jordan adopted the electronic health record system of the US Veterans Health Administration VistA EHR because it was a proven, national-scale enterprise system capable of scaling to hundreds of hospitals and millions of patients.

In 2008, 250,000 patients sought treatment in the Kingdom including Iraqis, Palestinians, Sudanese, Syrians, GCC citizens, Americans, Canadians, and Egyptians.

[13] Jordan is an emerging medical tourism destination, with related revenues exceeding one billion dollars in 2007.

[10] The World Bank ranked Jordan as being the top medical tourism destination in the Middle East and North Africa, followed by Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Israel.