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His Majesty King Abdullah II met on Tuesday in the Australian capital, Canberra, with representatives of Australian government institutions and non-profit organizations working in the field of mental health to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in this area.
The meeting addressed ways to benefit from the Australian experience in mental health services and to develop a strategic partnership between Jordan and Australia to exchange expertise and implement training and rehabilitation programs.
During the meeting, His Majesty emphasized Jordan's keenness to enhance mental health and psychosocial support services, pointing to the Kingdom's hosting of refugees and the provision of health and humanitarian services to them, in addition to medical and humanitarian efforts in conflict zones.
The meeting was attended by the Director of the Office of His Majesty, Alaa Batayneh, Minister of Health Ibrahim Al-Badour, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Majed Al-Harasis, Jordan's Ambassador to Australia Janti Kalajogha, and Director General of the Royal Medical Services Brigadier General Doctor Sahl Al-Hammouri.
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