The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited WHO health projects and met female leaders as they continued their humanitarian trip to Jordan
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- Meghan Markle and Prince Harry continued their Jordan humanitarian trip on Feb. 26 with visits focused on health, community development and women’s leadership
- The Sussexes joined World Health Organization delegations to visit health-focused initiatives, including the National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts
- The couple also met with female leaders at the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development, highlighting community-based development and women’s empowerment efforts
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry continued their humanitarian trip to Jordan on Feb. 26 with a series of visits focused on health and community support.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex began the day at World Central Kitchen, a longtime partner of their charitable organization, Archewell Philanthropies.
They then joined a delegation from the World Health Organization for a visit to the National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts.
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The facility operates as a short-term residential and outpatient treatment center, providing medical withdrawal services, psychological support and social counseling, according to the WHO, and falls under Jordan’s Ministry of Health through the National Centre for Mental Health.
After the outing, Prince Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, joined a WHO delegation to visit female leaders at the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development.
The Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development is a national NGO that works to promote sustainable development through a network of community development centers. It has been chaired by Princess Basma Bint Talal, the aunt of King Abdullah of Jordan, since its inception in 1977.
Advancing women’s leadership and empowerment has long been a focus for the Duchess of Sussex, who has used her platform and charitable work to support initiatives focused on gender equity, education and community leadership.
Prince Harry and Meghan began their trip to Jordan on Feb. 25, joining Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, for two days of outings.
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The couple's schedule of stops is centered around humanitarian health response, mental health and support for vulnerable communities affected by conflict and displacement.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Jordan trip expands their existing partnership with WHO, an agency of the United Nations and a global authority on public health and humanitarian health response.
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Prince Harry and Meghan previously teamed up with Dr. Tedros and WHO on a worldwide campaign to encourage vaccine equity during the COVID pandemic. More recently, Harry and Dr. Tedros visited Imperial College London’s Centre for Blast Injury Studies together in September 2025.
Harry and Meghan's trip to Jordan runs from Wednesday, Feb. 25 to Thursday, Feb. 26 and their outings yesterday included a World Health Organisation roundtable, tour of Za’atari Refugee Camp and visit to Amman's Specialty Hospital to meet recent medical evacuees from Gaza.
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