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Current issue: Volume 30 (12), December 2024

Editorial

Putting governance into practice: The engagement of private health sector for Universal Health Coverage and health security
Hanan Balkhy and Bruce Aylward
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):807–809. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.807.

Commentary

The increasing threat of vaccine-preventable diseases in Lebanon
George James Porter, Wafaa Kanaan, Randa Hamadeh, Stephen Owens, Ram Vadi and Diana Maddah
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):810–811. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.810.

Research articles

No evidence that breast cancer occurs at higher rates among young Arab women
Eman Alkhalawi and Huda Altoukhi
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):812–820. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.812.

Prevalence of child maltreatment in Albania
Qamil Dika, Marsida Duli, Genc Burazeri, Rudina Çumashi, Romina Hala, Elsona Agolli and Gentiana Qirjako
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):821–828. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.821.

Comparative analysis of hospital laboratory wastewater treatment techniques in Syrian Arab Republic
Abdalrhman Tattan, Fatimeh Jaara and Nowzete Nebghali
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):829–836. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.829.

Exploring food safety knowledge and practices in Lebanon
Joanne Karam, Mireille Serhan, Chadia Haddad, Hala Sacre, Lamis Jomaa and Pascale Salameh
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):837–846. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.837.

Case report

Beyond illness: Understanding the social determinants in the life of a middle-aged Pakistani woman
Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Nargis Yousuf Sattar, Syed Mujahid Gillani, Ameer Sikander Ahmed and Waleed Qaisar Shaikh
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):847–850. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.847.

Letter to the editor

Flaccid paraplegia of the lower limbs in paediatric patients has many Causes
Josef Finsterer
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):851–852. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.851.

WHO event addressing public health priorities

Meeting on facilitating the adoption of the new WHO recommendations for HIV, viral hepatitis and STI interventions in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):853–854. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.853.

Obituary

Dr Mona Al-Mudhwahi
Dr Abdullah Saleh Assa’edi

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Current issue

Current issue: Volume 30 (12), December 2024

Editorial

Putting governance into practice: The engagement of private health sector for Universal Health Coverage and health security
Hanan Balkhy and Bruce Aylward
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):807–809. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.807.

Commentary

The increasing threat of vaccine-preventable diseases in Lebanon
George James Porter, Wafaa Kanaan, Randa Hamadeh, Stephen Owens, Ram Vadi and Diana Maddah
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):810–811. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.810.

Research articles

No evidence that breast cancer occurs at higher rates among young Arab women
Eman Alkhalawi and Huda Altoukhi
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):812–820. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.812.

Prevalence of child maltreatment in Albania
Qamil Dika, Marsida Duli, Genc Burazeri, Rudina Çumashi, Romina Hala, Elsona Agolli and Gentiana Qirjako
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):821–828. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.821.

Comparative analysis of hospital laboratory wastewater treatment techniques in Syrian Arab Republic
Abdalrhman Tattan, Fatimeh Jaara and Nowzete Nebghali
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):829–836. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.829.

Exploring food safety knowledge and practices in Lebanon
Joanne Karam, Mireille Serhan, Chadia Haddad, Hala Sacre, Lamis Jomaa and Pascale Salameh
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):837–846. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.837.

Case report

Beyond illness: Understanding the social determinants in the life of a middle-aged Pakistani woman
Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Nargis Yousuf Sattar, Syed Mujahid Gillani, Ameer Sikander Ahmed and Waleed Qaisar Shaikh
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):847–850. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.847.

Letter to the editor

Flaccid paraplegia of the lower limbs in paediatric patients has many Causes
Josef Finsterer
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):851–852. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.851.

WHO event addressing public health priorities

Meeting on facilitating the adoption of the new WHO recommendations for HIV, viral hepatitis and STI interventions in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(12):853–854. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.12.853.

Obituary

Dr Mona Al-Mudhwahi
Dr Abdullah Saleh Assa’edi

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Hanan Balkhy, Editor-in-Chief

Arash Rashidian, Executive Editor
James Ayodele, Managing Editor

Editorial Board

Akbar Fotouhi
Rita Giacaman
Rana Hajjeh
Ahmed Mandil
Ziad Memish
Arash Rashidian
Abla Mehio Sibai
Sameen Siddiqi
Huda Zurayk

International Advisory Panel

Mansour M Al-Nozha
Fereidoun Azizi
Rafik Boukhris
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Majid Ezzati
Hans V Hogerzeil
Mohamed AGhoneim
Alan Lopez
Hossein Malekafzali
El-Sheikh Mahgoub
Hooman Momen
Sania Nishtar
Hikmat Shaarbaf
Salman Rawaf

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Marwa Madi, Iman Fawzy, Marwa El Meligy

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French editor/translator: Guy Penet
Technical editors: Eva Abdin, Cathel Kerr, Marie-France Roux, Stephanie Hauck
Statistical editors: Abbas Rahimiforoushani, Kufre Okop, Manar El Sheikh Abdelrahman
Arabic technical check: Ahmed Mandil

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Rita Giacaman
Rana Hajjeh
Ahmed Mandil
Ziad Memish
Arash Rashidian
Abla Mehio Sibai
Sameen Siddiqi
Huda Zurayk

International Advisory Panel

Mansour M Al-Nozha
Fereidoun Azizi
Rafik Boukhris
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Majid Ezzati
Hans V Hogerzeil
Mohamed AGhoneim
Alan Lopez
Hossein Malekafzali
El-Sheikh Mahgoub
Hooman Momen
Sania Nishtar
Hikmat Shaarbaf
Salman Rawaf

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Marwa Madi, Iman Fawzy, Marwa El Meligy

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Graphic designers: Suhaib Salahi-El-Assbahi, Diana Tawadros, Edward Cobos
French editor/translator: Guy Penet
Technical editors: Eva Abdin, Cathel Kerr, Marie-France Roux, Stephanie Hauck
Statistical editors: Abbas Rahimiforoushani, Kufre Okop, Manar El Sheikh Abdelrahman
Arabic technical check: Ahmed Mandil

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