Editorial

Promoting bioethics in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Ahmed Mandil and Phillip Dingwall

Research articles 

Satisfaction levels with family physician services: a pilot national health programme in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Mohammad Fararouie, Mehdi Nejat, Humidreza R. Tabatabaie, Parvin A. Kazerooni and Mehdi Akbarpoor

Effect of Ramadan fasting on glucose level, lipid profile, HbA1c and uric acid among medical students in Karachi, Pakistan
Nazeer Khan, Abdur Rasheed, Hassaan Ahmed, Faiza Aslam and Fatima Kanwal

Correlation between hepatitis C viral load and hepatitis C Core antigenaemia among Egyptians
Dalia N. Kotb, Mona A. Esmail, Sayed F. Abdelwahab and Mohamed Abdel-Hamid

Interpretation of symptoms as a cause of delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction, Istanbul, Turkey
Sema Koc, Zehra Durna, Semiha Akin

Association of rotating night shift with lipid profile among nurses in an Egyptian tertiary university hospital
Mohsen Gadallah, Sally A. Hakim, Amira Mohsen and Waleed S. Eldin

Review

Improving influenza vaccination rates of healthcare workers: a multipronged approach in Qatar
Mulham Mustafa, Abdullatif Al-Khal, Muna Al Maslamani, Hussam Al Soub

Commentary

Zika in Singapore: implications for Saudi Arabia
Qanta A. Ahmed and Ziad A. Memish

Short communication 

La résistance à la sectorisation : exemple du gouvernorat de Nabeul en Tunisie
Kaouther Ben Neticha, Amina Aissa, Mouna Abbes, Hanen Ben Ammar, Emira Khelifa, Zouhaier El Hechmi

WHO events addressing public health priorities

The prevention of congenital and genetic disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region