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Current issue

Current issue: Volume 31 No. 9 and No. 10, September/October 2025

Editorial

Choosing health amid crisis: Reflections from the 72nd Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
Hanan H Balkhy
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):532–534. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.532.

Commentaries

Strategies for improving the quality of caregiving in Qatar
Lynne Kennedy, Nathan Boucher and Jalal Dahham
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):535–537. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.535.

A syndemic approach to tackling the complexities of mpox, COVID-19 resurgence and seasonal wildfires in Greece
Islam Kourampi and Christos Tsagkaris
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):538–540. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.538.

Research articles

An evaluation of university research ethics oversight in Islamic Republic of Iran
Nafiseh Momeni, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Hamideh Khoshtarkib and Fariba Asghari
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):541–551. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.541.

Adolopment of atopic dermatitis management guidelines for Pakistan
Sakina Sadiq Malik, Aisha Akhtar, Bushra Muzaffar Khan, Ayesha Anwar, Uzma Bashir, Saadia Malik and Raheel Iftikhar
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):552–559. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.552.

Improving access to dermatological care for Syrian refugees and underserved communities in Lebanon
Valeska Padovese, Sofia Labbouz, Anne-Sophie Sarkis, Rym Afiouni, William Abou Shahla, Abdul Ghani Kibbi, Isotta Rossoni, Claire L Fuller and the Migrant Health Working Group of the International Foundation for Dermatology
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):560–566. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.560.

Policy and practice

Embedding a clinical governance framework within Egypt's health insurance system
Magdy Bakr1, Riham El-Asady, Naeema Al Qasseer, Ahmed El Sobki, Rehab Konsowa, Nabil Dowidar and Gasser Gad El-Kareem
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):567–573. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.567

Progress, challenges and opportunities in building a sustainable digital health system in Oman
Salim Abdullah Al Salmi, Muhammad Rafiq, Qasem Al Salmi, Badar Talib Said Al-Alawi, Sheikha Salim Al Jabri, Ali Al Jabri and Abdullah Ali Nasser Al Maniri
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):574–580. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.574.

Review

A multi-country review of the governance of hospital information systems interoperability
Syakinah Anian, Aidalina Mahmud, Anita Abd Rahman, Mohamad Fadli Kharie and Maisarah Omar
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):581–589. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.581.

A systematic review of adherence to lifestyle modifications by hypertensive patients
Zainab Alanazi, Rayyanah Alanazi, Hayam Alanazi and Jehan Alanazi
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):590–596. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.590.

Letters to the editor

Assessment of surgical services and needs in rural district and subdistrict hospitals in Pakistan
Sara Asif
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):597. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.597.

Does willingness to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 depend solely on income?
Sinda Zarrouk and Josef Finsterer
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):598- 600. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.598.

An overlooked ethics issue of excluding student researchers without justification
Abdullah Faisal Albukhari
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):601. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.601.

Ethical and clinical imperatives of xenotransplant and organ shortage in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Suleman Saeed and Hamid Bin Tariq
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):602–603. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.602.

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About the journal

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. 2024 impact factor: 1.9 » Read more about the journal

Current issue

Current issue: Volume 31 No. 9 and No. 10, September/October 2025

Editorial

Choosing health amid crisis: Reflections from the 72nd Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
Hanan H Balkhy
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):532–534. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.532.

Commentaries

Strategies for improving the quality of caregiving in Qatar
Lynne Kennedy, Nathan Boucher and Jalal Dahham
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):535–537. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.535.

A syndemic approach to tackling the complexities of mpox, COVID-19 resurgence and seasonal wildfires in Greece
Islam Kourampi and Christos Tsagkaris
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):538–540. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.538.

Research articles

An evaluation of university research ethics oversight in Islamic Republic of Iran
Nafiseh Momeni, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Hamideh Khoshtarkib and Fariba Asghari
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):541–551. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.541.

Adolopment of atopic dermatitis management guidelines for Pakistan
Sakina Sadiq Malik, Aisha Akhtar, Bushra Muzaffar Khan, Ayesha Anwar, Uzma Bashir, Saadia Malik and Raheel Iftikhar
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):552–559. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.552.

Improving access to dermatological care for Syrian refugees and underserved communities in Lebanon
Valeska Padovese, Sofia Labbouz, Anne-Sophie Sarkis, Rym Afiouni, William Abou Shahla, Abdul Ghani Kibbi, Isotta Rossoni, Claire L Fuller and the Migrant Health Working Group of the International Foundation for Dermatology
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):560–566. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.560.

Policy and practice

Embedding a clinical governance framework within Egypt's health insurance system
Magdy Bakr1, Riham El-Asady, Naeema Al Qasseer, Ahmed El Sobki, Rehab Konsowa, Nabil Dowidar and Gasser Gad El-Kareem
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):567–573. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.567

Progress, challenges and opportunities in building a sustainable digital health system in Oman
Salim Abdullah Al Salmi, Muhammad Rafiq, Qasem Al Salmi, Badar Talib Said Al-Alawi, Sheikha Salim Al Jabri, Ali Al Jabri and Abdullah Ali Nasser Al Maniri
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):574–580. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.574.

Review

A multi-country review of the governance of hospital information systems interoperability
Syakinah Anian, Aidalina Mahmud, Anita Abd Rahman, Mohamad Fadli Kharie and Maisarah Omar
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):581–589. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.581.

A systematic review of adherence to lifestyle modifications by hypertensive patients
Zainab Alanazi, Rayyanah Alanazi, Hayam Alanazi and Jehan Alanazi
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):590–596. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.590.

Letters to the editor

Assessment of surgical services and needs in rural district and subdistrict hospitals in Pakistan
Sara Asif
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):597. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.597.

Does willingness to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 depend solely on income?
Sinda Zarrouk and Josef Finsterer
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):598- 600. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.598.

An overlooked ethics issue of excluding student researchers without justification
Abdullah Faisal Albukhari
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):601. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.601.

Ethical and clinical imperatives of xenotransplant and organ shortage in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Suleman Saeed and Hamid Bin Tariq
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(9&10):602–603. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.10.602.

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Editorial team

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

Editorial assistants

Marwa Madi, Iman Fawzy, Marwa El Meligy

Editorial support

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

Web publishing

Nahed El Shazly, Ihab Fouad

Library and printing support

Gehane Al Garraya, Mariam Zaki, Fouad Abdelghaffar, Ahmed Magdy, Amin El Sayed

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Editorial members

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

Editorial assistants

Marwa Madi, Iman Fawzy, Marwa El Meligy

Editorial support

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

Web publishing

Nahed El Shazly, Ihab Fouad

Library and printing support

Gehane Al Garraya, Mr Metry El Ashkar, Fouad Abdelghaffar, Ahmed Magdy, Amin El Sayed

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