Editorial

Gaza cannot wait any longer
Hanan Balkhy
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):253–254. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.253

Research articles

Media reporting of violence against children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region during the early days of COVID-19 pandemic
Majid Aleissa, Hala Sakr, Rania Abdelhamid, Hassan Salheen, Ahmed Hafez, Sameera Alkhateeb, Sara Alrashed and Mohammed Alomeir
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):255–263. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.255

Coverage and predictors of COVID-19 vaccination in rural districts of Pakistan
Shiraz Shaikh, Greesh Maheshwari, Allah Nawaz Samoo, Ghulam Mustafa Soomro and Lubna Mazharullah
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):264–271. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.264

Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 and political instability on mental health of university students in Sudan
Malik S Mohamed, Dibya Sundar Panda, Fatima Abubker Fadul, Awada Abdelmageed Saadeldin, Mona Timan Idriss, Yusra H Khan, Mohamed A Hussain and Tauqeer H Mallhi
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):272–282. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.272

Patients’ experiences with tele-mental health services during COVID-19 in Pakistan
Nargis Asad, Shahina Pirani, Khan Osama and Tania Nadeem
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):283–291. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.283

Acute hepatitis B outbreak in a nursing home for the disabled in Türkiye
Ahmet M Şahin, Murat Sayan, Sinan Çetin, Enes Telli, Mediha Uğur, Emsal Aydin, İlknur Şenel, Ünal Özek and Meltem A Yetkin
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):292–299. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.292

Short research communication

Reliability of the rapid antigen test for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in Tunisia
Amel Chtourou, Saba Gargouri, Abdennour Nasri, Awatef Taktak, Fahmi Smaoui, Olfa Chakroun, Noureddine Rekik, Adnene Hammami, Lamia Feki-Berrajah and Héla Karray
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):300–303. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.300

Policy and practice

A multisectoral approach to medication safety in Kuwait using the take-back campaign
Eman Abahussain, Amaal Alyahia and Nora Alajeel
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):304–311. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.304

Review

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of myopia among school-age children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Saif Hassan Alrasheed and Waleed Alghamdi
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):312–322. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.312

WHO event addressing public health priorities

Twenty-first meeting of the regional programme review group and national neglected tropical diseases programme managers
East Mediterr Health J. 2024;30(4):323–324. https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.4.323