Japan supports Jordan’s border management through new IOM project

AMMAN — The Government of Japan has allocated $754,953 to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support strengthening Jordan’s border management at the northeast border. Through this funding, IOM will implement a project to support the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) in establishing and upgrading their capacity to provide emergency urgent trauma care at the border area. اضافة اعلان

According to a press statement, activities under the newly funded project will include the construction of field medical facilities at the northeast border, as well as the provision of capacity building training to personnel of the JAF and the Royal Medical Services (RMS) in urgent trauma care and the Health, Border, and Mobility Management (HBMM) framework.

“Due to instability in Jordan’s neighboring region, the Government of Japan recognizes the urgent need for JAF to increase their capacity to offer urgent trauma care along the northeastern border area.”

“Due to instability in Jordan’s neighboring region, the Government of Japan recognizes the urgent need for JAF to increase their capacity to offer urgent trauma care along the northeastern border area,” said Ambassador of Japan to Jordan Jiro Okuyama. “Through the new collaboration we have with IOM, these critical needs shall be addressed, enabling JAF to provide effective and life-saving interventions for its members and Syrian refugees as well.”



Tajma Kurt, IOM Jordan Chief of Mission, said: “Given the strong commitment of JAF in upholding the territorial integrity of Jordan against the increased presence of smugglers at the northeast border, as well as a need for the readiness of JAF to respond to any other potential emergency situations that might arise in the area, support to increase the medical capacity to provide urgent trauma care along the northeastern border area has never been more urgent.”

Past medical border projectThe long-standing collaboration between the Governments of Japan and Jordan and the International Organization for Migration is reflected in a recently completed project, inaugurated in Aqaba on March 2, which successfully contributed to the drafting of guidelines that would support the Jordanian Border Authorities to effectively address issues with communicable diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19, the statement said.

“Support to increase the medical capacity to provide urgent trauma care along the northeastern border area has never been more urgent.”

The project also included infrastructure improvement of medical facilities as well as the provision of medical equipment at four prioritized points of entry: Karamah, Jaber, Wadi Araba, and Al-Durra.

In addition to the introduction of the Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS) Health Module through the establishment of MIDAS workstations and the provision of the related trainings, the project enables the Jordanian Border authorities and the Ministry of Health to collect, store and process travelers’ health data and exchange information between border posts in a speedy, accurate, and secure manner.



As a leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration; IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, and is committed to supporting member states to improve their preparedness and establish adequate response mechanisms to protect crisis-affected people crossing borders, while ensuring the national sovereignty and border security of the state is maintained, according to the statement.


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