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Situation analysis of the quality of primary health care services in Pakistan
CONCLUSIONS: Several gaps were identified at the primary healthcare level in Punjab that need to be addressed to improve the quality of service delivery.PMID:38491895 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.025 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - March 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Muhammad Navid Tahir Nauman Ali Ch Muhammad Waqas Farooq Ghazanfar Mubin Jafar Riaz Kataria Source Type: research

Assessment of the impact of integrated disease surveillance and response system on surveillance management at healthcare facilities in Pakistan
CONCLUSION: IDSRS is effective in improving surveillance and response systems, however, its effectiveness appears to depend on locale-specific economies and can be enhanced by modifying the implementation approach. Better empowerment of the local workforce can contribute to such improvement.PMID:38491896 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.026 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - March 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Zia Ul Haq Sheraz Fazid Basharat Hussain Muhammad Fawad Khan Asif Betanni Bilal Behrawar Shaheen Afridi Source Type: research

Beliefs and practices of physicians in Lebanon regarding promotional gifts and interactions with pharmaceutical companies
CONCLUSION: Although physicians in Lebanon were aware of the effect that gifts from pharmaceutical companies could have on their prescription behaviours, many of them still accepted the gifts. This study provides evidence to policymakers for decision-making regarding ethical guidance on interactions between physicians and pharmaceutical companies in Lebanon.PMID:38491897 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.027 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - March 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Issam Shaarani Jida Hasbini Reem Farhat Nour Safawi Jamil Sleiman Alaa Kassem Hammoud Tamara Fayad Dana Khazaal Oubaida Elkhatib Hussein Berjaoui Source Type: research

National survey of barriers to colorectal cancer screening in Jordan
CONCLUSION: Lack of information about colorectal cancer screening, misconceptions and embarrassment drive the low uptake of colorectal cancer screening in Jordan. There is a need for nationwide education and awareness on colorectal cancer screening to address the barriers reported in this study and increase screening uptake.PMID:38491898 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.028 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - March 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Zaid Ali Abdulelah Ahmed Ali Abdulelah Mohammad Alqaisieh Asim N Khanfar Nouran Husam Hammad Eyad Bassam Al Masoud Qusai B Odeh Mohammad Ali Alshrouf Rahaf Maher Abuaisheh Haitham Mohammed Abd-Alrahman Amer Khatib Source Type: research

River water pollution in Lebanon: the country's most underestimated public health challenge
CONCLUSIONS: Polluted water can have a negative impact on human, wildlife and ecosystem health. Most of the assessed rivers in our study contained bacterial colonies, above the maximum recommended internationally. There is therefore an urgent need to address pollution issues in Lebanese waters to make them suitable for irrigation and other uses.PMID:38491899 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.029 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - March 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Carolla El Chamieh Claudia El Haddad Khaled El Khatib Edmond Jalkh Victoria Al Karaki Jana Zeineddine Antoine Assaf Tania Harb Elie Bou Sanayeh Source Type: research

Emergent spotted fever group Rickettsiae infections among hard ticks in Islamic Republic of Iran
CONCLUSION: Considering the discovery of infected ticks in the Islamic Republic of Iran, there is a need to establish a tick control programme in the country, paying attention to populations at high-risk.PMID:38491900 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.030 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - March 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mohammad Bagher Ghavami Zohreh Alibabaei Mohammad Reza Jamavar Behrooz Taghiloo Source Type: research

Evaluation of antibiotic prescription patterns using WHO AWaRe classification
CONCLUSION: The outpatient department of the ENT did not prescribe any reserve or not recommended antibiotics. The use of watch antibiotics was higher than recommended by the WHO AWaRe classification. More efforts should be made to increase prescriptions from the AWaRe access group to achieve the 60% minimum target recommended by WHO for the country.PMID:38491901 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.031 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - March 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Urooj Sajjad Nauman Afzal Manahil Asif Muhammad Bilal Rehman Arshad Ullah Afridi Tahseen Kazmi Source Type: research

Erratum on "Analysis of prescriptions dispensed at community pharmacies in Nablus, Palestine"
East Mediterr Health J. 2024 Feb 25;30(2):163. doi: 10.26719/2024.30.2.163.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38491902 | DOI:10.26719/2024.30.2.163 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - March 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Abdalhakim Rm Shubietah Source Type: research

Achieving integrated disease surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
East Mediterr Health J. 2024 Jan 21;30(1):3-4. doi: 10.26719/2024.30.1.3.ABSTRACTAccess to reliable and timely information is key for healthcare decision-making at the regional, national and sub-national levels. However, lack of access to such information hampers to progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), as indicated in the Regional Progress Report on Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals.PMID:38415330 | DOI:10.26719/2024.30.1.3 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - February 28, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mohammad Nadir Sahak Mahmoud Sadek Osman Elmahal Mohammed Jawameer Kakakhan Muzhgan Habibi Henry Victor Doctor Eman Abdelkreem Aly Naglaa Abdelmeguid Ahmed Ghada Muhjazi Thomas Mollet Pierre Nabeth Arash Rashidian Rana Hajjeh Source Type: research

Oman eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
East Mediterr Health J. 2024 Jan 21;30(1):5-6. doi: 10.26719/emhj.23.100.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38415331 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.100 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - February 28, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Ali Elgalib Richard Lau Zeyana Al-Habsi Samir Shah Bader Al-Rawahi Seif Al-Abri Source Type: research

Insights from a modelling analysis of COVID-19 vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
CONCLUSION: The results from this research offer useful insights into tackling the supply and demand related barriers to COVID-19 vaccination uptake and provides lessons for future health threats.PMID:38415332 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.004 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - February 28, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Zlatko Nikoloski Robert Bain Leonardo Menchini Neha Kapil Daniel Ngemera Abu Obeida Eltayeb Olga Kosyak Thewodros Shay Amaya Gillespie Source Type: research

Knowledge and barriers to hepatitis C screening among social media users in United Arab Emirates
CONCLUSION: The UAE community has moderate knowledge about hepatitis C but a poor understanding of available preventive and treatment options. Targeted outreach programmes, particularly for high-risk groups, are needed to improve community awareness of hepatitis C.PMID:38415333 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.001 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - February 28, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Drishti D Kampani Kamel A Samara Hommam Algebail Ola Al Shihabi Hiba Jawdat Barqawi Source Type: research

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence, incidence and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in Egypt: updated overview
CONCLUSION: TB incidence decreased in Egypt over the last two decades, but treatment outcomes were unsatisfactory, with variations across the different regions. To achieve TB eradication in Egypt, efforts should be made to sustain the TB control strategy by improving treatment outcomes and intensifying case finding and surveillance reporting.PMID:38415334 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.003 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - February 28, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mohamed O Nour Sameh O Nour Source Type: research

Engagement of private health sector in communicable disease and immunization programmes in Pakistan
CONCLUSION: We recommend that the Ministry of Health provide overall vision for the operations of the public and private health sectors so that both sectors can complement each other towards the achievement of Universal Health Coverage, including for communicable diseases.PMID:38415335 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.005 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - February 28, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Ghada Muhjazi Nasir Idrees Hassan Salah Muhammad Naveed Asghar Ali Shirazi Yvan Hutin Source Type: research

Challenges and epidemiological implications of the first outbreak of dengue and chikungunya in Sudan
CONCLUSIONS: White Nile State may experience larger outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya in the future, there is, therefore, an urgent need for proper vector control interventions in the state and nearby states.PMID:38415336 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.24.007 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - February 28, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Setalnafer Magdy Aljaily Ismail Ali Yousif Hamed Khalid Sarour Mustafa Osama Salah Basher Ishag Ezeirig Awad Ezeirig Musa Abdel Kreem Ahmed Eiman Mohmmed Adam Ibrahim Rasha Siddig Azrag Source Type: research