Microfinance in Algeria, Tunisia, and Lebanon

A Proposal of a Microcredit Granting Model for the Microfinance Associations in Tunisia

This article is devoted to look at how the factors micro-loan risks in microfinance are related to the micro-borrowers. In this regard, the present analysis involves the using of a set representative and fundamental variables in our research. The study basically use the socio-economic and socio-demographic features specific to the micro-borrowers, which are expected to affect the repayment dela...

Is self-rated health a valid measure to use in social inequities and health research? Evidence from the PAPFAM women’s data in six Arab countries

INTRODUCTION Some evidence from high-income countries suggests that self-rated health (SRH) is not a consistent predictor of objective health across social groups, and that its use may lead to inaccurate estimates of the effects of inequities on health. Given increased interest in studying and monitoring social inequities in health worldwide, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the val...

Identification and Typing of Horse-Sickness Virus Strains Isolated in the Recent Epizootic of the Disease in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria

Cadaveric kidney transplantation in Iran: behind the Middle Eastern countries?

In the Middle East, transplantation practice was started in 1967 by the first kidney transplantation in Iran.1 However, it did not reach to a routine practice until the second half of the 80 decade, when appropriate legislations were enacted in most countries in the region. At present, kidney transplantation is active in most countries in the region including Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jord...

Comparative bibliometric study of the scientific production in Maghreb countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) in 1996-2009 using Scopus

This paper is a bibliometric study of the publication patterns of academic and research scientists of Maghreb countries: Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The comparative study of the scientific production in the countries of Maghreb is made using Scopus data during the period 1996-2009. Results show that the total scientific production of Tunisia is higher than that of both Morocco and Algeria, ev...