Editorial 

Screening for breast cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 

Research articles  

First organized screening mammography programme in Saudi Arabia: preliminary analysis of pilot round  

Epidemiology of breast cancer in women in Jordan: patient characteristics and survival analysis  

Serum concentrations of Helicobacter pylori IgG and the virulence factor CagA in patients with ischaemic heart disease  

Eosinophilic cationic protein: is it useful in assessing control of childhood asthma?  

Integrated visceral leishmaniasis surveillance system in primary care for children in Meshkin-Shahr district, north-western Islamic Republic of Iran  

Role of neutrophils in cutaneous leishmaniasis  

Absence of lymphatic filariasis infection among secondary-school children in Oman  

Rotavirus gastroenteritis among children aged under 5 years in Al Karak, Jordan  

Prévalence des infections nosocomiales dans 27 hôpitaux de la région méditerranéenne  

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of barbers about hepatitis B and C transmission in Hyderabad, Pakistan  

Patient satisfaction with mobile clinic services in a remote rural area of Saudi Arabia  

Health care needs of Jordanian caregivers of patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy on an outpatient basis 

Review  

Demographic transition and potential for development: the case of Iraqi Kurdistan 

Case report  

Chylothorax after coronary artery bypass and internal mammary artery harvesting: a case report