Primary care healthcare policy implementation in the Eastern Mediterranean region; experiences of six countries: Part II.

Primary healthcare (PHC) is essential for equitable access and cost-effective healthcare. This makes PHC a key factor in the global strategy for universal health coverage (UHC). Implementing PHC requires an understanding of the health system under prevailing circumstances, but for most countries, no data are available.

Opportunities and barriers to enhance research capacity and outputs among academic family physicians in the Arab world.

Aim: To explore the current status of academic primary care research in Arab countries and investigate the barriers to its adequate implementation.

Background: Research is an essential building block that ensures the advancement of the discipline of Family Medicine (FM). FM research thus ought to be contributed to by all family physicians; nevertheless, its development is being hindered worldwide by several challenges.