Featured Commentary: Special Issue on the Middle East North Africa Region

Economic Consequences of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region Countries

From the first reported case of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on December 30, 2019 in Wuhan, China, the number of confirmed cases of the disease has been increased continuously and exponentially up to now. The event has emerged as a clear threat to global health such that the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the outbreak of the disease a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The ...

Human Schistosomiasis in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Human schistosomiasis is one of the most common Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs); it is an intravascular parasite caused by the trematode blood fluke (Schistosoma). Most human infections are caused by S. haematobium, S. mansoni, and S. japonicum. An estimated total of 237 people are infected worldwide, and 732 million people are at risk of being infected. In the Middle East and North Africa (...

Special Focus on Middle East and North Africa Sponsored by Global Commission on Drug Policy

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Middle East North Africa Sustainable Electricity Trajectories

Diet, Genetics, and Disease: A Focus on the Middle East and North Africa Region

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region suffers a drastic change from a traditional diet to an industrialized diet. This has led to an unparalleled increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases. This review discusses the role of nutritional genomics, or the dietary signature, in these dietary and disease changes in the MENA. The diet-genetics-disease relation is discussed in detail. Sel...