Private hospitals discuss collaboration with US in waste disposal

AMMAN — The Private Hospitals Association (PHA), in cooperation with the US embassy in Amman, and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), on Saturday organised a workshop to discuss boosting cooperation between US institutions and Jordanian private hospitals in the fields of medical waste and energy.

A total of 35 participants from PHA member hospitals  took part in the workshop, attended by Heather K. Lanigan, country manager for the Middle East, North Africa and Europe region at the USTDA, and Commercial Chancellor at the US embassy Geoffrey Bogart.

PHA President Fawzi Hammouri said the workshop is important for consultation and discussing joint cooperation in medical waste disposal, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Lanigan said the USTDA is ready to consider cooperation with the Kingdom’s private hospitals.