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‘Only 48.9% of Ammani women are health insured’

By JT - Jun 18,2016 - Last updated at Jun 18,2016

AMMAN – The number of Jordanian women who suffer chronic diseases has increased and around half of Ammani women are not health insured, according to a statement issued by the Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) on Saturday.

The results of the 2015 national census showed that 64.8 per cent of Jordanian women are covered by health insurance compared to 62.8 per cent of men.

But in Amman, only 48.9 per cent of women are health insured, the statement said, adding that the highest ratio was recorded in Ajloun (92.3 per cent), followed by Tafileh (91.4 per cent) and Karak (89.9 per cent).

Forty-two per cent of women in Jordan covered by health insurance are insured by the Ministry of Health, 37.5 by the Royal Medical Services, 2.5 per cent by university hospitals, 2.5 per cent by the UNCHR, 11.7 per cent by private insurance and 2.6 are insured by other parties, according to SIGI.

The institute also cited a 2011 report on chronic diseases issued by the Department of Statistics saying that 13 per cent of the Kingdom’s population suffers chronic diseases, with a higher ratio among females.

The most common chronic diseases are diabetes (29 per cent), hypertension (39 per cent), heart diseases, strokes, asthma and cancer.

High blood pressure makes of most wide spread chronic diseases followed by diabetes.

The ratio of hypertension among women in Jordan is 41.5 per cent, compared with 35.3 per cent among men, the statement said, adding that chronic diseases increase among illiterate women and widows.

 

Citing these findings, SIGI stressed the importance of empowering women educationally and economically and providing them with health insurance.

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