AMMAN A decision by the Jordan Medical Association (JMA) to issue a new list regulating medical fees has been met with disapproval by the Jordan Insurance Federation (JIF). In addition to increasing doctors’ examination fees, the new list regulates physicians’ specialty-based scopes of practice and the amount charged by doctors for procedures that aren’t addressed in the
AMMAN The Jordan Medical Association (JMA) will issue a new list updating its 2008 wage regulations, following review by the Jordan Insurance Federation (JIF), according to JMA President Zeyad Al Zu’bi. The new list, prepared in 2021, includes regulations related to newly introduced medical procedures and physicians’ specialty-based scopes of practice, Zu’bi told The Jordan
AMMAN Two doctors were physically assaulted by the relatives of patients in the first two months of 2023, according to the Jordan Medical Association (JMA). JMA President Zeyad Al Zu’bi told The Jordan Times that most registered assault cases involve attacks on doctors in public hospitals. Zu’bi cited overcrowding in emergency rooms (ERs), caused by staff shortages and high
AMMAN The Jordan Medical Association (JMA) is calling on the authorities to regulate the sale of antibiotics and list them as prescriptions instead of over-the-counter medication. JMA President Zeyad Al Zu’bi told The Jordan Times that the sharp increase in antibiotic consumption has led the association to demand that the Jordan Food and Drug Association (JFDA) form a
AMMAN Draft amendments to the Jordanian Medical Council Law of 2022 drew mixed reactions from doctors, creating a state of controversy in the community for the past several days, according to representatives from the medical field.Zeyad Al Zu'bi, president of Jordan Medical Association (JMA), told The Jordan Times that there are many opinions regarding the draft