The Disease Control Directorate (DCD) was
established in 1993. Before that date, it consisted of the Communicable
Disease Surveillance Division as part of the Primary Health Care
Directorate.
Currently, DCD includes the following
divisions:
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Communicable Disease
Surveillance Division, Infection Control Department
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Non Communicable
Disease Division, Inheriting and Congenital Disease Department
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Zoonotic Disease
Division, Diarrheal Disease and Cholera Control Department
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EPI Division, Sera and
Vaccine Department
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Malarial and Bilharzia
Disease Control Division
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Sexually Transmitted Disease Division
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Field Epidemiology
Department
The main role of DCD is the prevention
and control of communicable and non communicable diseases in Jordan, through
strategic planning to achieve its goals.
About DCD
DDC Members
Disease Control Directorate
Reports 2008
Swine Flu
Researches