Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-ṣiḥḥīyah li-sharq al-mutawassiṭ
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Nov 2019
EditorialStrengthening the early detection of common cancers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) with an estimated 676 500 new cases and 419 000 cancer deaths in 2018. Population growth, ageing and the rise of risk factors may lead to double the incidence within the coming decades. Based on GLOBOCAN 2018 the most common cancers in the region are breast, colorectal, lung, liver and bladder cancer, closely followed by Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia. The most common cancers among men in the Region are lung (10.4%), liver (8.4%) and prostate cancer (8%), while the most common cancers among women are breast (34.7%), colorectal (5.7%) and cervical cancer (4.6%).
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Nov 2019
Case ReportsPakistan's Health and Population Think Tank: a policy platform for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 national targets.
In Pakistan, the Health and Population Think Tank was launched as an initiative to conduct programmes and policy analysis, as well as give an insight into the possible future policy options on various national health issues relevant to all the provinces. This forum has also served as a platform to discuss how provincial strategies could be aligned with the National Health Vision 2016-2025, which was developed with the consensus of all provinces and development partners. Main topics chosen for the round tables included local production of vaccines; social health protection; quality of care at the time of birth; human resources for health; and the challenge of tuberculosis in Pakistan. Policy briefs produced by the think tank will maximize the absorption of knowledge and will help implement the actionable items needed to speed up the progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) national targets.