Editorial

Roadmap 2017–2021: Stronger organization and better response to the needs of Member States in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Mahmoud Fikri

Research articles 

Occult hepatitis B infection in Egyptian health care workers
Reem Elmaghloub, Ashraf Elbahrawy, Gamal El Didamony, Alaa Hashim, Mohamed H. Morsy, Osama Hantour, Abdelattif Hantour and Mohamed Abdelbaseer

Mediator role of experiential avoidance in relationship of perceived stress and alexithymia with mental health
Ali Zakiei, Seyed Ramin Ghasemi, Nader Rajabi Gilan, Sohyla Reshadat, Kasra Sharifi and Omid Mohammadi

Coverage of tobacco control in Jordanian newspapers: implications for strengthening the role of news media
Rasha K. Bader, Aisha S. Shtaiwi, Rawan A. Shihab, Nour A. Obeidat and Feras I. Hawari

Awareness among a Saudi Arabian university community of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus following an outbreak
Maha Al-Mohaissen

Medical students` perceptions of supporting pharmacology learning in English by key information prepared in Arabic

Health production and determinants of health systems performance in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
Abolghasem Pourreza, Vahid Alipour, Jalal Arabloo, Mohsen Bayati and Bahman Ahadinezhad

Use of traditional medicine among type 2 diabetic Libyans
Sana Taher Ashur, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Soad Bosseri and Khadijah Shamsuddin

Short communication 

Audit sur la qualité de la vaccination en milieu scolaire dans la région de Monastir (Tunisie)
Ines Bouanene, Faouzia Trimech, Arwa Ben Salah, Kamel Ben Salem Kamel et Sana El Mhamdi

WHO events addressing public health priorities

A strategic framework for health workforce development in the Eastern Mediterranean Region