Measuring progress towards universal health coverage in 22 Middle East and North African countries.

Purpose: Monitoring progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) has become increasingly important, especially given the centrality of UHC in achieving the sustainable development goals. We sought to estimate the progress towards UHC in the 22 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries.

Methods: Employing the Joint World Bank and World Health Organization Framework for Monitoring UHC, we estimated the UHC index for MENA countries using both service coverage and financial protection indicators.

Development of Nursing Research in Saudi Arabia: Implications for Policies and Practice.

Nursing research in Saudi Arabia can be evaluated based on productivity as well as the quality of publications. The scope of scientific inquiry in nursing research expands to include clinical, health system, and outcome-based research, education, and administration. The purpose of this article is to track the development of nursing research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

COVID-19 Vaccination Personas in Yemen: Insights from Three Rounds of a Cross-Sectional Survey.

We used three rounds of a repeated cross-sectional survey on COVID-19 vaccination conducted throughout the entire territory of Yemen to: (i) describe the demographic and socio-economic characteristics associated with willingness to be vaccinated; (ii) analyse the link between beliefs associated with COVID-19 vaccines and willingness to be vaccinated; and (iii) analyse the potential platforms that could be used to target vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccine coverage in Yemen. Over two-thirds of respondents were either unwilling or unsure about vaccination across the three rounds. We found that gender, age, and educational attainment were significant correlates of vaccination status.

Morbidities & outcomes of a neonatal intensive care unit in a complex humanitarian conflict setting, Hajjah Yemen: 2017-2018.

Background: The protracted conflict in Yemen has taken a massive toll on the health system, negatively impacting the health of children, especially the most vulnerable age group; the newborns.

Methods: A 2-year retrospective study of admissions into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Al-Gomhoury Hospital Hajjah, Northwest Yemen was conducted. Data was analyzed with IBM SPSS® version 25.

Strategies to improve hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in adult intensive care units: a mini systematic review.

Background: Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers (HCWs) in intensive care units (ICUs) is disconcertingly low.

Aim: To identify the effective intervention(s) for increasing HH compliance among HCWs in adult ICUs.

Methods: Two major electronic databases, OVID Medline and CINAHL, were searched by using a combination of MeSH terms and text words (e.