To The Editor: I highly value and greet the authors for their editorial. Many important issues related to medical education and its future in Libya have been discussed in this paper [1]. One important point that has been addressed and I feel deserves attention is the " abnormal " relationship between clinical practice and research in Libya. From discussions with colleagues, this problem somehow...

BACKGROUND Chronic pain is a public health problem although there is a paucity of prevalence data from countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic pain and neuropathic pain in a sample of the general adult population in Libya. METHODS A cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted before the onset of the Libyan Civil War (Fe...

H epatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV infections represent a global public health problem. Transmission of these viruses occurs via blood and blood products transfusion and by sexual contact (1). The infections caused by the three viruses are not curable even with the latest available treatments. Effective vaccine is available only for HBV. In Libya, Zaied et al. (2), repor...

To the Editor: I read with interest the study by Bakoush et al addressing the issue of medical publication in Libya [1]. The number of published reports from Libya was compared with another three Arabic countries (Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen). I suggest to the authors the extention of their study to include all twenty-three Arabic countries. This would enhance our knowledge of the scientific pro...

The iron and steel industry plays a major role in Libyan urbanization. Iron products are the main driving forces construction manufacturing sector Libya. This research suggested set of indicators to evaluate sustainability Libya using rough AHP model. Rough analyses relative importance criteria based on their preferences given by experts. results show that most important criterion is costs foll...

Preterm delivery (PTD) is the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological association between PTD and various bacteria that are part of the vaginal microflora has been reported. Bacterial vaginosis is believed to be a risk factor for preterm delivery. The aim of the present study is to investigate the association between bacterial vaginosis, cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin...

The shift to renewable sources of energy has become a critical economic priority in African countries due challenges. However, investors the development face problems with decision making existence multiple criteria, such as oil prices and associated macroeconomic performance. This study aims analyze differential effects international other factors on both oil-importing oil-exporting Africa. us...

â â â â  libya experienced a substantial increase in oil revenue as a result of increased oil prices during the period of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and again after 2000. recent increases in oil production and the price of oil, and their positive and negative macroeconomic impacts upon key macroeconomic variables, are of considerable contemporary importance to an oil dependent economy such...

Sporadic outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have occurred in Libya for almost fifty years. During the spring of 2013, a countrywide serosurvey was undertaken to assess the level of FMD virus circulation and identify FMD virus serotypes in the country. A total of 4221 sera were collected, comprising samples from large ruminants (LR; n=1428 samples from 357 farms) and small ruminants (SR; ...