Effects of consanguinity in a cohort of subjects with certain genetic disorders in Qatar

T Ben‐Omran, K Al Ghanim, T Yavarna… - Molecular genetics & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Consanguineous marriages are common in the Middle East including the Gulf
countries. The rate of consanguinity in Qatar is approximately 54%, which are mainly first …

[HTML][HTML] Data-enabled responses to pandemics: policy lessons from COVID-19

S Dhami, D Thompson, M El Akoum, DW Bates… - nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
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[HTML][HTML] Ramadan daily intermittent fasting reduces objectively assessed habitual physical activity among adults

A Farooq, K Chamari, S Sayegh, M El Akoum… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Muslims around the world practice intermittent fasting during the month of
Ramadan each year. We hypothesized that daily physical activity could be reduced among …

Bioethics and the thorny question of diversity: The example of Qatar‐based institutions hosting the World Congress of Bioethics 2024

M Ghaly, M El Akoum, S Afdhal - Bioethics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In 2022, the Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE) and the World
Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) submitted a proposal to host the 17th edition of the …

Meeting the needs of autistic adults in Qatar: Stakeholder perspectives on gaps in services and priorities for future programming

S Habayeb, S Al-Harahsheh, A Ratto, A Verbalis… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Autism services in Qatar are expanding rapidly, but focus predominantly on young children.
The shortage of qualified autism providers and minimal opportunities for autistic youth to …

[HTML][HTML] Reimagining innovation amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the WISH innovation programme

M El Akoum, M El Achi - Frontiers in public health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) hosts two innovation competitions as part of
its biennial healthcare conference. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WISH received more …

Improving single male laborers' health in Qatar

S Al-Harahsheh, F Al-Meer, Z Babar… - Policy Brief …, 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
The aim of this policy brief is to provide some understanding of the health constraints faced
by single male laborers (SMLs), the policy efforts underway to enhance their access to …

Lessons in resilience: what covid-19 taught us about preparing for the crises to come

M El Akoum, S Dhami, D Thompson, A Sheikh - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Lessons in resilience: what covid-19 taught us about preparing for the crises to come Page 1
Lessons in resilience: what covid-19 taught us about preparing for the crises to come The …

[PDF][PDF] Palliative care and Islamic ethics

M Ghaly, RR Diamond, M El-Akoum… - World Innovative Summit …, 2018 - academia.edu
ةكرتشملا ميقلا نم اًددع د ّسجت يتلاو، اًيبسن ةثيدحلا ةيبطلا تاصصختلا دحأ ةيفيطلتلا ةياعرلا
ّدعت،) سفنتلا قيض لثم (قلقلل ةببسملا ضارعلأا نم اهريغو ملالآا فيفخت ىلع لمعلا اهمهأو، اًيملاع …

[PDF][PDF] Accessible by design

M El Akoum, M Dyer - 2022 - wish.org.qa
About 15 percent of the world's population currently live with a disability, however, most
continue to experience a lack of accessibility in built environments and public spaces. 1 This …