Key lessons learnt over the two decades since the implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) platform (1) have highlighted difficulties faced by regional governments and partners in engaging the private sector in the implementation of the platform. Currently, there has been a focus on training of health care providers only, while investment in supervision has been i...

Sir, At the beginning of the 21 century, the third millennium, the pandemic flu A (H1N1) occurred. Between mid March and mid April 2009, a pandemic influenza A virus emerged in Mexico. The disease spread very quickly in different parts of the world. It has to be said that the disease infected millions of population in different continents and killed at least 18449 people, but less than the prev...

Infectious and parasitic diseases continue to prevail as the major causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization they contribute to one-third of annual deaths and 32% of disease burden as measured in disability-adjusted life years [1,2]. These are considered the measurable rates of the disease burden in the ...

Introduction The preservation and promotion of the health in children who are one of the most vulnerable parts in any society has an important role in the health system of each country. In this study, the socioeconomic factors affecting the infant mortality in Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) countries have been examined during the time period from 2000 to 2013. Materials and Meth...

Background: The spread and epidemic of COVID-19, as a new disease, challenged many health achievements. In hospitals, the center crisis management activities, it is very important to develop preparedness plan. this study, response-readiness Khorram Abad hospitals in COVID-19 was discussed. Materials Methods: This study descriptive applied research that conducted cross-sectionally summer 1400 tw...

The log-log plot of the cumulative numbers of infected and deceased cases through the progress of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic gave a relation given by the equation logY = klogX – klogN0, where Y is the cumulative number of infected cases, X the cumulative number of deaths, k the coefficient representing the slope of the curve, and N0 the value of X when the curve crosses the X axis (1). The analysis...

In 1997, the 22 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) adopted a goal of measles elimination by 2010. To achieve this goal, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) developed a four-pronged strategy: 1) achieve ≥ 95% vaccination coverage of children with the first dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV1) in every district ...