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Current issue: Volume 32 (3), March 2026

Editorial

The urgency of addressing the physical inactivity crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Hanan Balkhy
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):127– 128. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.127

Research articles

Concordance of self-assessment and self-reporting of National Immunization Technical Advisory Group process indicators in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Gerald Etapelong Sume, Wedyan Meshreky, Md Sharifuzzaman, Messeret Shibeshi and Quamrul Hasan
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):129–134. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.129.

Epidemiology and risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan
Samina Yasmin, Shahab Uddin, Muhammad Fiaz Khan, Shumaila Noreen, Atta Ur Rehman, Mubbashir Hussain, Shaheen Bibi and Fawad Khan
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):135–143. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.135.

Challenges in health governance and effective health policy implementation in Morocco
Tarik Marzak
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):144–148. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.144.

Refractive error, amblyopia and ocular alignment among schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia
Saif Hassan Alrasheed, Saja A Alhoshan and Bashair N Alnasser
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):149–155. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.149.

Reviews

Association between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome among adults in Arab countries
Waad Arnous, Salwa Aljarayhi and Naji Aljohani
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):156–163. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.156.

Letter to the editor

Public health perspective of the psychosocial dimensions of paediatric asthma care during crises
Mahmoud Khodabandeh
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):172–173. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.172.

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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 32 (3), March 2026

Editorial

The urgency of addressing the physical inactivity crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Hanan Balkhy
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):127– 128. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.127

Research articles

Concordance of self-assessment and self-reporting of National Immunization Technical Advisory Group process indicators in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Gerald Etapelong Sume, Wedyan Meshreky, Md Sharifuzzaman, Messeret Shibeshi and Quamrul Hasan
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):129–134. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.129.

Epidemiology and risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan
Samina Yasmin, Shahab Uddin, Muhammad Fiaz Khan, Shumaila Noreen, Atta Ur Rehman, Mubbashir Hussain, Shaheen Bibi and Fawad Khan
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):135–143. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.135.

Challenges in health governance and effective health policy implementation in Morocco
Tarik Marzak
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):144–148. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.144.

Refractive error, amblyopia and ocular alignment among schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia
Saif Hassan Alrasheed, Saja A Alhoshan and Bashair N Alnasser
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):149–155. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.149.

Reviews

Association between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome among adults in Arab countries
Waad Arnous, Salwa Aljarayhi and Naji Aljohani
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):156–163. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.156.

Letter to the editor

Public health perspective of the psychosocial dimensions of paediatric asthma care during crises
Mahmoud Khodabandeh
East Mediterr Health J. 2026;32(3):172–173. https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.3.172.

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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

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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

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Library and printing support

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

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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

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