RJ MoU with Jordan Hospitals Association to boost medical tourism

Royal Jordanian and the Jordan Hospitals Association (JHA) signed a memorandum of understanding at RJ’s headquarters, to boost medical tourism in the country.

The strategic partnership will aim to coordinate with authorities involved in medical and therapeutic tourism.

RJ President/CEO captain Haitham Misto and president of the JHA, Dr. Zuhair Abu Faris, signed the agreement and Misto expressed the airline’s satisfaction at working closely with JHA.

He said that RJ and JHA will cooperate directly with the Ministry of Tourism and the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) to achieve the joint goal of boosting Jordan’s position as a country that attracts tourists seeking medical assistance, and highlighted RJ’s role in promoting Jordanian medical capabilities through its different tools at its 50 stations worldwide.

Dr. Abu Faris said JHA believes in the significance of medical tourism in supporting the national economy, and that the association will spare no effort to enhance this type of tourism at both Arab and international levels, in view of the significant progress achieved by the Jordanian medical sector and the natural medical tourist sites existing in the Kingdom