In the early 1980s, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the Virology Unit of the Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, Kuwait, a collaborating centre for AIDS for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO), recognizing it to be in compliance with WHO guidelines. In this centre, research integral to the efforts of WHO to combat AIDS is conducted. In add...

Protozoan parasites [1]: 1) Leishmania major; 2) L. tropica; 3) L. infantum (very rare) WHO case definition Suspected case A person showing clinical signs (skin lesions). A papule appears, which may enlarge to become an indolent ulcerated nodule or plaque. The sore remains in this stage for a variable time before self healing and typically leaves a depressed scar. Other atypical forms may occur...

The Blue Trunk Library was created for health care professionals working outside of cities and in remote areas who do not have easy access to health information. The Blue Trunk Library was created by WHO, in collaboration with Member States, to not only provide these health professionals with the information they need but also to encourage reading as a source of knowledge and training within th...

The Blue Trunk Library was created for health care professionals working outside of cities and in remote areas who do not have easy access to health information. The Blue Trunk Library was created by WHO, in collaboration with Member States, to not only provide these health professionals with the information they need but also to encourage reading as a source of knowledge and training within th...

Protozoan parasites [1]: 1) Leishmania major; 2) L. tropica; 3) L. infantum (very rare) WHO case definition Suspected case A person showing clinical signs (skin lesions). A papule appears, which may enlarge to become an indolent ulcerated nodule or plaque. The sore remains in this stage for a variable time before self healing and typically leaves a depressed scar. Other atypical forms may occur...

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) has become the deadliest virus to affect international community in recent history, with more than 760 million people infected and 6.87 deaths as of March 2023; therefore, based on Hofstede’s national cultural theory, this study collected six dimensions a global scale, namely, power distance (PDI), individualism/collectivism (IDV), masculinity/femininity (MAS...

conclusions the genotype distribution of hcv takes diverse patterns in emro countries. genotypes 1 and 3 were predominant in iran and pakistan, while genotype 4 and 1 were the most common genotypes in the middle east arab countries and north african arab countries. understanding the genotypes of hcv can help policy makers in designing good strategies for treatment. results a total of 563 record...