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(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) Board of Trustees meeting at the society’s headquarters in Amman Today.

Vice Chairman, Dr. Rami Farraj, gave welcoming remarks which were followed by a presentation by RHAS Director, Mrs. Enaam Barrishi about Society’s achievements and future plans.

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department- Amman) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended today the launch of the Jordan’s Children Report at a ceremony held at the Children Museum, Jordan. The National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) in coordination with UNICEF and other governmental bodies have drafted the 4th and 5th Country Children’s report.

(Office of Her Majesty– Press Department- Madaba) In line with her efforts to create a healthy learning environment in public schools in Jordan, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visited today Al Ma’mounieh Secondary School for Boys in Madaba governorate, the first boy's school in the Kingdom to receive the gold accreditation in the Healthy School Accreditation Program implemented by the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS).

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Your Highness, the Aga Khan…President Kikwete …Prime Minister Harper… Minister Paradis… honourable guests…ladies and gentlemen…

Thank you, Ms. Brown, for your warm words. It’s a pleasure to be here.

You introduced me as “Queen” but I have to tell you, I have a bigger title than “Queen”.

It’s “Mom.”

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to Ain Al Basha Health Center today where she checked up on the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) programs in the center. The visit marks the launch of the Healthy Community Clinic Project, the first of its kind in Jordan in terms of the kind of services offered.

(Office of Her Majesty- Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania honored today a group of schools that received accreditation for the years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 by the National School Health Standards program which is run by the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) in partnership with the ministries of Health and Education.

(Jordan Times - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania asked the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) to coordinate its efforts with concerned institutions, define its responsibilities and set criteria for quality control.

The Queen, who chairs the RHAS board of trustees, stressed the need to apply these standards to society’s programmes, especially school health and nutrition programmes.

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah has accepted to become Honorary President of the Jordanian Society for the Care of Diabetes, the Kingdom's sole society aiming to combat the disease, and to provide care and financial assistance to its victims.

Queen Rania recently met with members of the Society, during which the President Dr. Mohammad Al Zahiri, invited the Queen to become the Honorary President of the Society.

During the meeting, the goals and mission of the Society were outlined, as well as the status of diabetes in the Kingdom.

(As it appeared in the Huffington Post)

Ironic. The peace conference, that brought me to South Africa, has been postponed.

A gathering billed to bring people together... that symbolized the power of dialogue and intercultural understanding... that was to be a medium for solutions to ongoing conflicts around the world has, instead, polarized opinions, fuelled frustration, and caused divisions.

With 25 million babies born annually in India, ensuring they all have a safe and healthy start to life is a considerable challenge. This morning, I visited the Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, one of India’s oldest and most prolific vaccination strongholds.