Publications

Conference Abstract – 17th World Congress on Public Health – Knowledge of Monkeypox among medical students in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Assem Gebreal, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Shaimaa Abdelaziz Abdelmoneim, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy BACKGROUND&OBJECTIVE: Human monkeypox epidemic represents a public health emergency. In epidemics, medical students act as alert and reliable public information sources. This study aimed to assess knowledge of Monkeypox among medical students recruited from the Eastern Mediterranean Region METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed […]

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The Effect of Combining the COVID-19 Vaccine with the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine on Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Rejection Among Libyans

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy , Malik Sallam , Fatimah Saed Alabd Abdullah , Mai Hussein , Mohamed Fakhry Hussein Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine coverage remains low in Libya compared to other countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This study aimed to evaluate the willingness of the general public in Libya to receive COVID-19 and seasonal

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the catastrophic costs incurred by tuberculosis patients

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy, Haider M. El Saeh, Shaimaa Abdulaziz, Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Amira Mohamed Elzorkany, Heba Khidr, Nardine Zarif, Ehab Elrewany & Samar Abd ElHafeez One of the strategies of the World Health Organization End Tuberculosis (TB) was to reduce the catastrophic costs incurred by TB-affected families to 0% by 2020.Catastrophic cost is defined by

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RSTMH 2021 Early Career Grant  – Survey to measure the quality of life of patients with tuberculosis in Alexandria, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

RSTMH 2021 Early Career Grant Since 1907, the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has been dedicated to improving tropical medicine and global health. Grant Awarded Esraa Hammouda Researcher | Epidemiologist | Clinical pharmacist The experience of the grant with the Global Researcher Club The experience of the grant was inspiring. 2 years

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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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