Editorial

Reclaiming progress on noncommunicable disease and mental health through a renewed vision at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Hanan H Balkhy
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):481–483. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.9.481.

Commentary

Expanding community-delivered HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis models in Pakistan
Rab Nawaz Samo, Muhammad Shahid Jamil, Heather Doyle, Umar Riaz, and Syed Faisal Mahmood
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):484-485. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.8.484.

Research articles

Ten-year analysis of hepatitis B incidence in Iraq
Mohammed A Jalal, Koorosh Etemad, Manoochehr Karami, Mahshid Namdari, Faris Lami and Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):486–493. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.8.486.

Immunisation coverage among refugee Afghan children in Islamic Republic of Iran
Mahin Esmaeili-Darmian, Ehsan Mousa-Farkhani, Ali Vafaee-Najar, Fatemeh Kokabi-Saghi and Elaheh Hooshmand
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):494–501. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.8.494.

Short research communication

Prevalence and factors contributing to consanguineous marriages in Morocco
Khaddouj El Goundali, Milouda Chebabe, Latifa Mochhoury and Abderraouf Hilali
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):502–508. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.8.502.

Policy and practice

Policy recommendations for managing stray dogs in Morocco
Zaynab Mahdi, Hicham El Bouri, Faïza Charif, Fadila Bousgheïri, Adil Gourinda, Karima Sammoud and Adil Najdi
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):509–515. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.8.509.

Review

Tobacco control as a public health and economic imperative in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Sophia El-Gohary, Chisomo Kasinja, Roy Small, Dudley Tarlton, Fatimah El-Awa and Asmus Hammerich
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):516–522. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.8.516.

Letters to the editor

Addressing refugee health challenges in Islamic Republic of Iran
Mohammad Ali Jalilvand, Behrooz Madahian and Zahra Afshar Hosseinabadi
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):523. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.8.523.

Air pollution with particulate matter and other environmental and endogenous factors
FA Scorza, Josef Finsterer and CA Scorza

WHO event addressing public health priorities

Intercountry meeting on strengthening Parties’ capacity for implementing Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
East Mediterr Health J. 2025;31(8):526–527. https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.8.526.