About EMHJ
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.
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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