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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Mrs. Sanet Meyer, Higher Colleges of Technology Abu Dhabi Men’s College, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Jill Wright, Al Wasl Hospital, Dubai, UAE • Dr. Karim Elmasry and Dr Saad Ghazal-Aswad, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE • Dr Timothy Craig Hardcastle, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa • Dr. Islam Sidky, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE • Dr Suhas Mhatre, Six Sigma Green Belt, USA • Michael A. Levine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA • Ahed Najjar, International SOS, Dubai, UAE • Mark McGourty, Pro Vita International Medical Center & Entrepreneur-In-Residence, TVM Capital MENA • Dr. Yasser Zaghloul, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City - Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE • John E. Tetzlaff, M.D, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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FOREWORD ARAB HEALTH, ISSUE THREE 2011
Welcome to the third issue of Arab Health magazine for this year.
After the
extremely successful Africa Health Exhibition and
Conference in Johannesburg in May, Dr. Karim Elmasry, who spoke during the congress, reviews cervical cancer prevention in Africa. Cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer and the leading cause of cancer related deaths in the continent, largely due to the basic or non-existent screening programmes. The introduction of HPV vaccines offers exciting options for cervical cancer prevention; however, until these vaccines become widely available and affordable in Africa, feasible screening strategies remain the primary prevention strategy for the African population. In anticipation of the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress, which covers emergency medicine in the MENA region, Sanet Meyer discusses the management
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of burn injuries in a pre-hospital setting. Burns can pose as a challenge to the paramedic, but treatment before the patient gets to the hospital is critical in order to reduce morbidity and mortality. Dr Mayer describes the pattern and occurrence of burn injuries and looks at various pre-hospital assessment techniques paramedics can utilize. Another exciting announcement is that Arab Health magazine is now on Twitter! If you have not already found us on there, follow us (@ArabHealthMag) to keep up-to-date with daily news from the Arab healthcare sector and beyond. You can find us on Facebook too! I hope you enjoy this issue, and I look
forward to connecting with you in the social media world as well.
Jenna Wilson, Editor Arab Health Magazines
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