{"id":72,"date":"2017-08-08T03:15:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T03:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/medical-centre\/?p=72"},"modified":"2017-08-08T03:25:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T03:25:38","slug":"the-burden-of-disease-in-the-world-health-organizations-eastern-mediterranean-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/medical-centre\/2017\/08\/08\/the-burden-of-disease-in-the-world-health-organizations-eastern-mediterranean-region\/","title":{"rendered":"The burden of disease in the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

I contributed to a series of papers on health in the\u00a0World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean Region. Key steps that need to be taken to improve the health and well-being of people in the region must include ending the wars and conflicts in the region, as well as improving education and employment opportunities, particularly among women. Health systems must be strengthened as well, for example, through building up primary care and using health programmes to target the causes of ill-health, such as high-calorie diets, smoking, physical inactivity and obesity. In addition, health workers and governments should aim to improve maternal and child health and ensure that immunisation rates are high, as well as addressing environmental factors such as air pollution. You can read more on the\u00a0Imperial College Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The papers were published in the International Journal of Public Health. Papers in the series include:<\/p>\n

Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n

doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1014-1<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n

doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1002-5<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study<\/a><\/p>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-0987-0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990\u20132015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1005-2<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990\u20132015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1012-3<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990\u20132015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1017-y<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990\u20132015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1000-7<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1003-4<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990\u20132015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1008-z<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990\u20132015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1006-1<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1004-3<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trends in HIV\/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990\u20132015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1023-0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005\u20132015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-0999-9<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-0998-x<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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doi:<\/span>10.1007\/s00038-017-1007-0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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