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Forecasting daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in Algeria using ARIMA models

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Hospital-based case–control study of risk factors of early neonatal mortality in the Gaza Strip

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Healthcare personnel literacy about the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes after attending a breastfeeding counseling course

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Quality of life of patients with thalassaemia living in the West Bank and Gaza

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Incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis and treatment outcomes, Golestan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014–2019

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The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (EMHJ) is a monthly, open access, international, peer-reviewed journal published by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO). EMHJ publishes papers in all areas of public health, in English, Arabic, and French and in support of the WHO strategic objective of making health knowledge accessible to all.

2022 impact factor: 2.1

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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.