Professor Mohamed Soussi Soltani: Leader, Innovator and Researcher in Public Health.

Mohamed Soussi SOLTANI (June 27, 1953 - March 2, 2016) is Professor of Preventive and Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Monastir (Tunisia). The objective of this paper is to present, to new generations of the specialty in the Greater Maghreb, this leading teacher from the Center-East of Tunisia (Monastir), through the testimonies of his companions, and his indexed publications. All the colleagues of the late SOLTANI testified to his high human and professional qualities, particularly perseverance, commitment, forward thinking, integrity and professionalism.

Antituberculous fight in the Maghreb: the balance sheet.

The fight against tuberculosis remains a priority for world leaders: a re-emerging disease in developed countries, endemic elsewhere, it was declared in 1993, as a "world emergency" by the World Health Organization (WHO). The aim of programs is to prevent infection from spreading and perpetuating; the recommended strategies were the subject of common consent by expert committees convened by international agencies, primarily the WHO. As a result, programs of the Maghreb countries have great similarities.

[Medical demography in Tunisia: current situation and perspectives].

Background: Health human resources management is one of the important determinants of health care access equity.

Aims: To analyse the trend of Tunisian medical density during 2000-2009 and to predict its situation by 2024.

Methods: Current medical density was calculated using Bar Council of Physicians of Tunisia database.

[Opinion of the Population of Tunis about the physician social image].

Background: The image of the Tunisian doctor seems to have lost some of its aura and social value.

Aim: To evaluate the medical profession's social image and to identify the reasons of a possible dissatisfaction by interviewing a sample of 200 adults in the District of Tunis.

Methods: Population was selected according to the method of quotas depending of sex, age and instruction degree.

[Analysis of antibiotics as a curative measure in four hospital units].

In order to analyse the methods of curative prescription of antibiotics in four units of hospitalization of the hospital Charles Nicolle of Tunis, a descriptive study of prescriptions was carried out during the first five months of year 2001. On the whole, 165 prescriptions delivered to patients were included in the study. The average age of the patients was 44 years, the sex ratio of 1.