Special issue on the medical risks and public health implications of the war in Gaza (part 2)

Editorial

Strengthening the healthcare workforce in post-conflict Gaza
Hanan Balkhy
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):208–209

Trauma

Cases of trauma due to war and violence among children in Gaza
Shehreen Latif, Enas Abdelraof A Muaileq, Hani Chaabo, Fatima Rashid, Mairead Kelly, Nida Khatri, Hannah Alice King and Neil M Fournier
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):210–215. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.210

Restoring stolen dreams and futures, saving Gaza’s children from generational trauma
Izzeldin Abuelaish, Negar Balouchestani-Asli, Sara Tamjidi, Lana Yacoub and Jocelyn Brady
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):216–218. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.216

Meeting the rehabilitation needs of children with debilitating injuries and disability in Gaza
Ala Shatali, Fatima Rashid, Ilham Lubbad, Joanne Potterton, Bart Geilen, Sanah Ali and Abu Sidhanee
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):219–225. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.219

Addressing emergency trauma care needs in the Gaza Strip
Shiza Aftab, Eesha Yaqoob, Shahzad Ali Khan and Saad Javed
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):226–227. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.226

Multiple fractures after an explosive injury in Gaza
Hasan KH Hamdan and Samah YA Al Shami
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):228–232. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.228

Cancer and chronic diseases

Challenges of children amputees in Gaza
Abdullah Al Shami and Abdulqadir J Nashwan
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):233–234. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.233

Psychosocial experiences of refugee Gaza children who received cancer treatment in Jordan
Omar Shamieh, Ghadeer Alarjeh, Waleed Alrjoob, Dua Al Habahbeh, Farah Hashem, Leen Aldabbas, Mohanad Absi, Abdulrahman Shamieh, Rawad Rihani and Asem Mansour
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):235–242. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.235

Restoring health and hope to displaced Gaza children with malignant disease at a cancer centre in Jordan
Rawad Rihani, Sima Jeha, Zeena Salman, Shrouq Amer, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo and Asem Mansour
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):243–249. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.243

Experiences of children with kidney failure in Gaza
Awni Hashem Ankah, Mohammed Moin Alanqar, Baraa M Mansour, Mohammed M AlZebda, Abubakr El Sheikh Idris, Philippa Brown, Nabil Ziad Melhem and Nabil Ahmed Ayyad
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):250–253. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.250

Effects of October 2023 war on health care costs in Gaza
Bara Asfour, Mohammad R Asia and Hatem A Hejaz
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):254–261

Challenges in providing ophthalmic care to children in Gaza
Amena Masrur, Yousef Atef Yousef Yasin, Eyad OA Alhalis and Enas Abdelraof A Abu Muaileq
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):262–267. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.262

Health systems and wider impact

Effects of the October 2023 war on diabetes treatment and medication adherence in Gaza
Hatem A Hejaz
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):268–273. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.268

Integrating emergency nutrition into UNRWA's humanitarian response in Gaza
Haya Alkhammash, Sanaa Al Najjar, Amro Tabaza, Masako Horino, Jiaxin Chen, Reham Jaffal, Ghada Al Jadba and Akihiro Seita
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):274–280. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.274

Food insecurity, starvation and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip
Nadine Bahour, Ola Anabtawi, Rania Muhareb, Bram Wispelwey, Yara Asi, Weeam Hammoudeh, Mary T Bassett, David Mills and Osama Tanous
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):281–284. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.281

Tobacco control in the State of Palestine during wartime
Tom Gatehouse, Nour A Obeidat and Raouf Alebshehy
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31( 4):285–287. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.285.

Measuring the impact of Gaza war on the wellbeing of Israeli civilians using real-time wireless sensing
Kavidha V, Munieswari P, Thanga Shymala R and Sakthi Lakshmi P
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):288–294. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.288.

Academia

A call for global actions on academic justice in Gaza
Shahed Khafaji, Muhammad Naveed Noor, Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Irene Torres and Mohammed Alkhaldi
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):295–297. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.295

The imperative of a ceasefire for the recovery of public health education in Gaza
Duha Shellah, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Shahenaz Najjar and Mazen AbuQamar
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(4):298–299. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.298.