Publications

Progress of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries Towards Achieving the 95-95-95 UNAIDS Targets: A Review

Salah Al Awaidy, Ramy Ghazy & Ozayr Mahomed Background: In 2014, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and partners launched the 90-90-90 targets. These were further updated to correspond to 95-95-95 by the year 2025. We present an overview of the progress made by Gulf Cooperated Council (GCC) countries towards meeting the global […]

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Helicobacter pylori eradication rates using clarithromycin and levofloxacin-based regimens in patients with previous COVID-19 treatment: a randomized clinical trial

Ahmed Kamal, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy, Dalia Sherief, Aliaa Ismail & Walid Ismail Ellakany  Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is affecting half of the globe. It is considered a main causative organism of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and different gastric maliganacies. It has been also correlated to extraintestinal diseases, including refractory iron deficiency anaemia, vitamin B12

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Trends of HIV indicators in Egypt from 1990 to 2021: time-series analysis and forecast toward UNAIDS 90–90–90 targets

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy, Salah Al Awaidy & Sarah Hamed N. Taha Background: Infection with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pose severe threats to public health across the world. This study aimed to describe and forecast the trend of HIV indicators, including progress towards the 90–90–90 targets in Egypt

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Psychological Antecedents of Healthcare Workers towards Monkeypox Vaccination in Nigeria

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy 1, Debra Ukamaka Okeh 2, Malik Sallam 3 4, Mai Hussein 5, Horeya M Ismail 6 7, Saja Yazbek 8, Amira Mahboob 9, Samar Abd ElHafeez 10 Abstract The ongoing monkeypox (MPX) outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. People in close contact with active MPX cases, including

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Determinants of parental seasonal influenza vaccine hesitancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A cross-sectional study

Noha Fadl1*†, Salah T. Al Awaidy2,3, Abdelhamid Elshabrawy4†, Mona Sayed Aly Hassan Makhlouf5†, Sarah Assem Ibrahim4†, Suzan Abdel-Rahman4†, Nazir Ahmad Tookhy6†, Abdullah Alsalmani7†, Mays Al-Saeedi8†, Ibrahim Al-Sawalha9†, Mohammad Amin Aly El-Din10†, Janet Saad11†, Zainab Ayoob12†, Mohamed Khalil Rourou13†, Manahil Ali14†, Salha M. Tawati15†, Yahia Marwan Ahmed Gadain16, Sara Yunis Al-saidi17†, Ghadeer Ali Hassan18, Mariam Alsanafi19†,

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Castrophic Costs among Tuberculosis Affected Household in Egypt: Mangnitude, Cost Drivers and Coping Strategies

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy ,Malik Sallam 2,3,*,Rasha Ashmawy ,Amira Mohamed Elzorkany 5,Omar Ahmed Reyad 6,Noha Alaa Hamdy ,Heba Khedr 8 andRasha Ali Mosallam 9 Despite national programs covering the cost of treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in many countries, TB patients still face substantial costs. The end TB strategy, set by the World Health Organization (WHO), calls

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Clinicopathologic Features of Breast Cancer in Egypt—Contemporary Profile and Future Needs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hamdy A. Azim, MD1,2; Hagar Elghazawy , MD2,3; Ramy M. Ghazy , MD4; Ahmed H. Abdelaziz , MD3; Marwa Abdelsalam, MRCP2; Amira Elzorkany , MSc5; and Loay Kassem, MD1,2 PURPOSE Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among Egyptian females. No current national cancer database is available in Egypt to provide reliable data on

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Attitude of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy Towards COVID-19 Vaccination

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy ,Malik Sallam 2,,Noha Fadl 4,*,Etwal Bouraad 5,,Naglaa Youssef andOmnya Samy A. Ghoneim Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at a greater risk of respiratory complications from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, this study aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) among parents of CP children in Egypt, using the Arabic version of

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Monkeypox Vaccine Acceptance among Ghanaians: A Call for Action

 Ramy Mohamed Ghazy 1,*,Saja Yazbek ,Assem Gebreal 3,Mai Hussein 4,5,Sylvia Agyeman Addai 6,7,8,Ernestina Mensah 9,Michael Sarfo ,Agyapong Kofi 11,Tareq AL-Ahdal 12,*andGilbert Eshun Background: Ghana ranked 31st worldwide and 3rd in Africa in the number of confirmed cases worldwide. We aimed to assess the intention to receive the monkeypox (MPOX) vaccine and its associated psychological antecedents

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