Summary Background The eastern Mediterranean region is comprised of 22 countries:
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco …

Summary Background The Arab world has a set of historical, geopolitical, social, cultural,
and economic characteristics and has been involved in several wars that have affected the …

Background Following the economic crisis in Greece in 2010, the country's ongoing austerity
measures include a substantial contraction of health-care expenditure, with reports of …

Background Peer-reviewed literature on health is almost exclusively published in English,
limiting the uptake of research for decision making in francophone African countries. We …

Background Better evaluation of existing health programmes, appropriate policy making
against emerging health threats, and reducing inequalities in Iran rely on a comprehensive …

Background Through a comprehensive analysis of Italy's estimates from the Global Burden
of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017, we aimed to understand the …

Background Although the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa continues to be
dominated by infectious diseases, countries in this region are undergoing a demographic …

Background Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs
prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a disease-by …

Summary Background Previous Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
(GBD) studies have reported national health estimates for Ethiopia. Substantial regional …

Background Young people's health has emerged as a neglected yet pressing issue in global
development. Changing patterns of young people's health have the potential to undermine …