Unit 2
page 18
Health in Jordan: a report
Keywords
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Word |
English meaning |
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Commitment |
a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way |
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Decline |
to decrease in quantity or importance |
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Healthcare |
the prevention or treatment of illness by doctors, dentists, psychologists, |
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Life expectancy |
the length of time that a person or animal is expected to live |
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Mortality |
death, especially on a large scale |
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reputation |
the common opinion that people have about someone or something |
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stroke |
An illness when a blood tube in your brain is blocked and your brain will be unable to function |
Important words and phrases from the text
sanitation : the systems which supply water and deal with human waste
dental: relating to teeth
immunisation: giving a substance to a person (often by needle) to prevent them from getting a particular disease
infant mortality: deaths amongst babies or very young children
work force: the people who are able to work
The report shows that health conditions in Jordan are among the best in the Middle East because of the country's commitment to making healthcare for all a top priority.
Our community is healthier because of the advances in education, economic conditions, sanitation, clean water, diet and housing.
Because of careful planning, the number of healthcare services has been increasing quickly.
There are more than 800 differernt kinds of healthcare centres.
There are 188 dental clinics.
98% of children are fully immunised.
99% of the po[pulation has accessto electricity and safe water.
Not only the country is focusing on improving its primary healthcare facilities, but it is also working on its advanced medical facilities.
The number of patients coming to Jordan for open heart surgery is increasing because of the spread of the reputation of Jordanian doctors.
The open-heart surgery programme has started in 1970 CE.
The healthcare system in Jordan is successful and this is shown in the figures of life expectancy.
The average Jordanian's life expectancy increased from the age of 50 in 1969 to become 73.2 in 2012.
The infant mortality rates declined more rapidly than anywhere else in the world- from 70 deaths per 1,000 births in 1981 CE to only 32 per 1,000 births in 2014 CE.
Jordan's healthy population growth will result in a strong workforce with economic benefits for the whole country.
Pronoun references
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Pronoun Reference |
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The pronoun |
The line |
The reference |
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This |
1 |
The fact that health conditions in Jordan are among the best in the Middle East |
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that |
9 |
Immunization teams |
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its |
13 |
Jordan's |
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it |
14 |
Jordan/the country |
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which |
24 |
Jordan's healthy population growth |
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