Editorial

Strengthening public health response to substance use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Hanan Balkhy
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(6):357– 358. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.6.357.

Commentary

Enhancing outbreak and pandemic alert and response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Evgeniya Boklage, Richard Brennan, Andreas Jansen and Wasiq Khan
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(6):359–362. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.6.359.

Research articles

Assessment of surgical services and needs in rural district and subdistrict hospitals in Pakistan
Sameen Siddiqi, Imran Naeem, Shaheen Mehboob, Amna Urooba, Mashal Murad Shah, Iqbal Azam, Narjis Rizvi, Lumaan Sheikh, Asad Latif and Sadaf Khan
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(6):363–370. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.6.363.

Historical trends in completeness of death registration in Islamic Republic of Iran
Elaheh Kazemi, Parisa Rezanejad-Asl, Batoul Rabbani and Ardeshir Khosravi
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(6):371–379. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.6.371.

Fifteen-year analysis of cervical cancer trends in Saudi Arabia
Eman Alkhalawi, Claudia Alleman, Ali Saeed Al-Zahrani and Michel P Coleman
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(6):380–392. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.6.380.

Assessment of menstrual knowledge, beliefs and hygiene practices among ethnic groups in isolated populations in Pakistan
Saif Ullah, Maryam Bibi, Anila Parveen, Mahliqa Dinar, Ayesha Manan and Sajid Malik
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(6):393–403. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.6.393.

Diabetes-related distress among type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients in Saudi Arabia
Eman S Soliman, Rania Naguib, Fatima Neimatallah, Najd AlKhudhairy, Amjad AlGhamdi, Reema Alqahtani, Khloud Aldashash, Bashayr Alkhalifah and Amal Alhakami
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(6):404–415. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.6.404.

WHO event addressing public health priorities

Regional training workshop on building country capacities in estimating the health impacts of air pollution using time series analysis
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(6):416–417. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.6.416.

Down Syndrome Research Prize Foundation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2025