Two grant agreements provided by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) and the Electronic Health Solutions (EHS) Company were signed at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation on Wednesday.

the agreements were signed by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan on behalf of the Jordanian government, and by USTDA Director, Enoh T. Ebong, on behalf of EHS by its Chairman, Rami Farraj, and on behalf of KHCC by its Director General, Nisreen Qatamish, in the presence of US Ambassador to Jordan, Yael Lempert.

Minister Toukan extended the Jordanian government's appreciation to the USTDA and the United States government for their continuous support and contribution to the health sector and automation in the Kingdom, lauding the USTDA's role and strategic partnership in supporting many local projects in the water, health, energy, environment, communications, and information technology sectors, and pointing out the importance of prioritizing the Kingdom in terms of the agency's future activities and directions.

Under the support agreement with EHS, USTDA is providing a grant of $937,390 to conduct an assessment of the status of the electronic healthcare management system and provide recommendations that will improve system quality, services, automation, expand coverage, and increase the efficiency of patient access to healthcare services.

Under the support agreement provided to KHCC, the USTDA is providing a grant of $826,252 to develop a detailed strategic plan and an implementation plan to establish an artificial intelligence approach.

EHS Chairman, Rami Farraj said: "The partnership with the US Agency has been in place since 2013, and today the signing of this agreement paves the way towards comprehensive and advanced digital healthcare services."

"Together, we will expand the scope of the Hakim program, improve the patient experience while receiving health care, and continue to implement transformative developments in the public healthcare sector in Jordan, and this cooperation embodies our dedication to innovation and our shared vision to achieve digital health care in the Kingdom," Farraj added.

Regarding the KHCC's support, its Director General Nisreen Qatamish said: "We appreciate the support provided by the USTDA to enable us to enhance the level of diagnostic services for KHCC patients, by supporting the efforts of the recently established Office of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Innovations at the KHCC, to combine the expertise of doctors with modern artificial intelligence solutions to achieve the most accurate results in the diagnosis and treatment of disease."

"For more than a decade, Hakim has successfully transformed the delivery of healthcare services in Jordan, and we are proud that our EHS partnership continues to yield results that benefit the Jordanian people," said USTDA Director Enoh T. Ebong, adding, "We look forward to building on this partnership and expanding a healthcare system that utilizes U.S. technology."

"AI is transforming the capabilities of our critical infrastructure. We are inspired by its application to cancer control and are pleased to collaborate with KHCC to realize one of Jordan's healthcare priorities."

On Thursday, the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation will host a workshop for representatives of a number of ministries and government institutions to raise awareness of the activities and services provided by the USTDA in various sectors to serve the Kingdom's development priorities, stressing the importance of the USTDA's continued support to Jordan to support comprehensive and sustainable development efforts.