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Global Health Development and the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network

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Scopus Author ID: 55534830400

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Public Health, Epidemiology, Feild, Surveillance, Community Health, Policy, Management

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Afghanistan

Biography

Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed has graduated from Kabul Medical University in 2003 and completed his MSc Degree from Aga Khan University in 2006 in Health Policy and Management. Furthermore, he is a FELTP graduate from of NIH Islamabad. He has been working as HMIS officer, director for public health training, director for Disease Early Warning System (DEWS), head of Grant and Contract Management Unit (GCMU) in MoPH. He has contributed in development of many guidelines, strategies and policies in MoPH. He has designed and implemented 7 rounds of Intensive six weeks’ public health trainings in which more than 1500 new graduate health workers trained. He has written a valuable book on “Introduction to Health Management” in local language which is published thrice. He has been involved in more than 50 research articles published mostly on communicable and noncommunicable diseases. Currently he is technical advisor for Field Epidemiology Training Program in Afghanistan (AFETP). Two cohorts are graduated from the program and two cohorts are under training while the cohort 5 is planning to be launched soon.

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GHD/EMPHNET: Kabul, Afghanistan, AF

2018-12-01 to 2023-09-30 | Technical Advisor (Afghanistan Field Epidemiology Training Program)
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Education and qualifications (3)

FELTP NIH Islamabad: Islamabad, Fedral, PK

2010-01-01 to 2012-01-01 | Resident (Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program)
Education
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Kabul Medical University: Kabul, AF

1995-03-01 to 2003-01-01 | MD (Curative Medicine)
Education
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Kabul University: Kabul, Kabul, AF

1984-03-22 to 1989-02-04 | DVM (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Works (50 of 95)

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Assessment of National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) functionality in selected Eastern Mediterranean countries

2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Parwiz, Sardar; Al-gunaid, Magid; Bashour, Hyam; Khader, Yousef; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Lami, Faris; Daoud, Leen; Majeed, Zeina Abdel; Hussain, Zakir
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

COVID-19 reinfection in Afghanistan: A descriptive analysis of data from DHIS2, 2022

Afghanistan Journal of Infectious Diseases AJID
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Soltany, Razia; Hakim, Mir Salamuddin; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Naeemi, Shoaib
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Population in Afghanistan

Razi International Medical Journal
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Samim, Tajmalook; Muhammadi, Ahmad Farshid
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Comparison of administrative data with health coverage survey (AHS 2018) to indicate inconsistency in sources of data for Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) main indicators, in Afghanistan

Ghazanfar Medical Journal
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; Rahat, Samsor
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

COVID-19 Vaccines Coverage in Afghanistan: a descriptive analysis of secondary data from DHIS2

Razi International Medical Journal
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Matin, H., Saeed, KMI, Hakim, M. S., & Naeemi, S.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Descriptive epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Afghanistan, 2018-2022

Population Medicine
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Tamim, Mohammad Shoaib; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Determinants of occupational stress in frontline healthcare workers of Afghanistan, 2018

Ghazanfar Medical Journal
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; NAEEMI, Shoaib; HAKIM, Mir Salamuddin
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of diabetic foot ulcer among patients with diabetes in Afghanistan: An IDF supported initiative

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Omar, Abdul Samad; Faiz, Kabir Ahmad; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Humayoun, Farid Ahmad; Safi, Kubra
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of diabetic foot ulcer among patients with diabetes in Afghanistan: An IDF supported initiative

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110227
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2-s2.0-85144534251

Part of ISSN: 18728227 01688227
Contributors: Samad Omar, A.; Ahmad Faiz, K.; Mir Islam Saeed, K.; Ahmad Humayoun, F.; Safi, K.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Hemophilia in Kabul Afghanistan, January 2020- June 2021

Ghazanfar Medical Journal
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: SOLTANY, Razia; SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; BAHA, Nader; SAEEDI, Nooria
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Factors Associated with Injuries and Trauma among the Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Afghanistan

Ghazanfar Medical Journal
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: PAIMAN, Mohammad Akbar; PARPIO, Yasamin Nadeem; AKBERALI, Naureen; SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; Moosa KHAN, Murad
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

General publics’ perception toward COVID-19 vaccines in Afghanistan, 2021

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2228164
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2-s2.0-85164609094

Part of ISSN: 2164554X 21645515
Contributors: Hakim, M.S.; Mansoor, G.F.; Walizada, A.W.; Saeed, K.M.I.; Naeemi, S.; Fazil, F.A.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

General publics’ perception toward COVID-19 vaccines in Afghanistan, 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Hakim, Mir Salamuddin; Mansoor, Ghulam Farooq; Walizada, Ahmad Wali; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Naeemi, Shoaib; Fazil, Fazil Ahmad
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Girls’ Education Ban as a Threatening Factor to Public Health

Afghanistan Journal of Medical Sciences
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; DAULATI, Muhammad Naim; NIAZI, Ahmed
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards COVID-19: A Population-Based Survey in Ghor, Faryab and Baghlan Provinces of Afghanistan, 2021

Ghazanfar Medical Journal
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; RASOOLY, Mohammad Hafiz; NAEEMI, Shoaib; HAKIM, Mir Salamuddin; Nazim FAZL, Mohammad; SAYAD, Saifullah; ZIAHI, Siawash
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Knowledge, attitudes, practice of people toward the COVID-19 pandemics, and its impact in Afghanistan

Population Medicine
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.18332/POPMED/163824
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2-s2.0-85187704682

Part of ISSN: 26541459
Contributors: Saeed, K.; Saeed, K.; Niazi, N.; Nabizada, K.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Listening to Experts in Times of Crisis: A Success Story to Fight COVID-19 in Afghanistan

Ghazanfar Medical Journal
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; SALJUQI, Abdul Tawab; ANSARI, Nasratullah
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Nonpharmaceutical interventions reduce the incidence and mortality of COVID-19: A study based on the survey from the International COVID-19 Research Network (ICRN)

Journal of Medical Virology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28354
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2-s2.0-85147833764

Part of ISSN: 10969071 01466615
Contributors: Park, S.H.; Hong, S.H.; Kim, K.; Lee, S.W.; Yon, D.K.; Jung, S.J.; Abdeen, Z.; Ghayda, R.A.; Ahmed, M.L.C.B.; Serouri, A.A. et al.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Predictors of Mothers’ Care Seeking Behavior for Common Childhood Illnesses: Findings from the Afghanistan Health Survey 2015

International Journal of Health Policy and Management
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Tawfiq, Essa; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Alawi, Sayed Ali Shah; Jawaid, Jammalluddin; Hashimi, Sayed Nasir
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Predictors of Mothers’ Care Seeking Behavior for Common Childhood Illnesses: Findings From the Afghanistan Health Survey 2015

International Journal of Health Policy and Management
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7598
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2-s2.0-85181205603

Part of ISSN: 23225939
Contributors: Tawfiq, E.; Saeed, K.M.I.; Alawi, S.A.S.; Jawaid, J.; Hashimi, S.N.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Supporting Public Health Research Capacity, Quality, and Productivity in a Diverse Region

Interactive Journal of Medical Research
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: AlHamawi, Rana; Saad, Randa K; Rahim, Hanan F Abdul; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Husseini, Abdullatif; Khader, Yousef; Al Nsour, Mohannad; others
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

A call for joint action is urgently required in Middle East countries due to prolonged school closures/banning of girl students

Razi International Medical Journal
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Surasak Saokaew, Bahar Guciz Dogan, Rekha Pande, Mark D. Griffiths, Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed, Farooq Hosaini, Sudip Bhattacharya
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

A call for joint action is urgently required in Middle East countries due to prolonged school closures/banning of girl students:“Seek knowledge, from the cradle to the grave”-Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) on education

Razi International Medical Journal
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Saokaew, Surasak; Dogan, Bahar Guciz; Pande, Rekha; Griffiths, Mark D; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Hosaini, Farooq; Bhattacharya, Sudip
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Descriptive Epidemiology of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Cases in Afghanistan, 2015-2018

Iproceedings
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Nishat, Homeira; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; others
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Immunization Coverage—Afghanistan, 2020

Iproceedings
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Rahat, Samsor; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; others
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Knowledge, attitudes, practice of people toward the COVID-19 Pandemics and its impact in Afghanistan

Frontiers in Public Health
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Neyazi, Narges; Nabizada, Khushal
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Knowledge, attitudes, practice of people toward the COVID-19 pandemics, and its impact in Afghanistan

Frontiers in Public Health
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.983197
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2-s2.0-85143295487

Part of ISSN: 22962565
Contributors: Saeed, K.M.I.; Neyazi, N.; Nabizada, K.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Reduce the Incidence, and Mortality of COVID-19: A Study based on the Survey from the International COVID-19 Research Network (ICRN)

Journal of Medical Virology
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Park, Seung Hyun; Hong, Sung Hwi; Kim, Kwanghyun; Lee, Seung Won; Yon, Dong Keon; Jung, Sun Jae; Abdeen, Ziad; Brahim Ahmed, Mohamed Lemine Cheikh; Serouri, Abdulwahed Al; Al-Herz, Waleed et al.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Mental health impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare workers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a multi-country study

Journal of Public Health
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Ghaleb, Yasser; Lami, Faris; Al Nsour, Mohannad; Rashak, Hiba Abdulrahman; Samy, Sahar; Khader, Yousef S; Al Serouri, Abdulwahed; BahaaEldin, Hala; Afifi, Salma; Elfadul, Maisa et al.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Prevalence and risk factors associated with burnout syndrome among healthcare workers in Afghanistan

Turkish Journal of Public Health
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Public health workers' knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19: the impact of Field Epidemiology Training Program in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab240
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2-s2.0-85122549304

Part of ISSN: 17413850 17413842
Contributors: Samy, S.; Lami, F.; Rashak, H.A.; Al Nsour, M.; Eid, A.; Khader, Y.S.; Afifi, S.; Elfadul, M.; Ghaleb, Y.; Letaief, H. et al.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Public health workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19: the impact of Field Epidemiology Training Program in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Journal of Public Health
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Samy, Sahar; Lami, Faris; Rashak, Hiba Abdulrahman; Al Nsour, Mohannad; Eid, Alaa; Khader, Yousef S; Afifi, Salma; Elfadul, Maisa; Ghaleb, Yasser; Letaief, Hajer et al.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

The prevalence of diabetes in Afghanistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC public health
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Akhtar, Sohail; Nasir, Jamal Abdul; Javed, Amara; Saleem, Mariyam; Sajjad, Sundas; Khan, Momna; Wadood, Abdul; Saeed, Khwaja
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

The prevalence of diabetes in Afghanistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10993-5
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2-s2.0-85106260307

Part of ISSN: 14712458
Contributors: Akhtar, S.; Nasir, J.A.; Javed, A.; Saleem, M.; Sajjad, S.; Khan, M.; Wadood, A.; Saeed, K.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Descriptive Epidemiology of Acute Flaccid Paralysis cases in Afghanistan

لانروژ یبط رفنضغ
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: NISHAT, Homeira; SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Descriptive Epidemiology of Coronavirus Infectious Disease (COVID-19) in Afghanistan

Ghazanfar Medical Journal
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; Amiri, Wahid
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Epidemiological Characteristics of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Afghanistan

Glob Acad J Med Sci
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; Mir, K
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Investigation and Control of Measles Outbreak in Puli-Khumri and Baghlan-Markazi Districts, Baghlan province, Afghanistan: A Teaching Case-Study

The Pan African Medical Journal
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Atta, Nooria; Nazri, Tawfiqulhakim; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Alumni, FETP
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Low immunization coverage causes outbreaks: analysis of our measles outbreaks in Kabul, 2018

Ghazanfar Medical Journal
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Mohmand, Marzia; Saha, Salim; SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam; Neshat, Homeira
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, and Hepatitis D virus in general population of Afghanistan

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2020.19169
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2-s2.0-85094118685

Part of ISSN: 21485607 13004948
Contributors: Husseini, A.A.; Islam Saeed, K.M.; Yurdcu, E.; Bozdayı, A.M.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, and Hepatitis D virus in general population of Afghanistan

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Husseini, Abbas Ali; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Yurdcu, Esra; Bozdayı, A Mithat
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Profile of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in major cities of Afghanistan: WHO STEPwise approach

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Rasooly, Muhammad Hafiz; Nejaby, Malalai
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

The role of the global health development/eastern mediterranean public health network and the eastern mediterranean field epidemiology training programs in preparedness for COVID-19

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2196/18503
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2-s2.0-85097818377

Part of ISSN: 23692960
Contributors: Al Nsour, M.; Bashier, H.; Al Serouri, A.; Malik, E.; Khader, Y.; Saeed, K.; Ikram, A.; Abdalla, A.M.; Belalia, A.; Assarag, B. et al.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

The role of the global health development/eastern mediterranean public health network and the eastern mediterranean field epidemiology training programs in preparedness for COVID-19

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Al Nsour, Mohannad; Bashier, Haitham; Al Serouri, Abulwahed; Malik, Elfatih; Khader, Yousef; Saeed, Khwaja; Ikram, Aamer; Abdalla, Abdalla Mohammed; Belalia, Abdelmounim; Assarag, Bouchra et al.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Profile of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in major cities of Afghanistan: WHO STEPwise approach.

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit
2020-04-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.26719/emhj.20.005
PMID: 32338357
Contributors: Saeed KMI; Rasooly MH; Nejaby M
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Epidemiology of blood-borne viral infections in Afghanistan

Archives of Virology
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-019-04285-y
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2-s2.0-85067856209

Part of ISSN: 14328798 03048608
Contributors: Husseini, A.A.; Saeed, K.M.I.; Yurdcu, E.; Sertoz, R.; Bozdayi, A.M.
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED via Scopus - Elsevier

Epidemiology of blood-borne viral infections in Afghanistan

Archives of virology
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Husseini, Abbas Ali; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Yurdcu, Esra; Sertoz, Rüçhan; Bozdayi, A Mithat
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Rush of health workforce to urban settings: reluctance to work in rural areas in Afghanistan

MEDICAL JOURNAL (GMJ)
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: SAEED, Khwaja Mir Islam
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Seroprevalence of Cytomegaloviruses in Afghanistan

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Husseini, Abbas Ali; Fidan, Isil; Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam; Bozdayı, A Mithat
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Khwaja Mir Islam SAEED

Tobacco use among adult citizens in urban settings of Afghanistan: A cross sectional study of five main cities

Afg Med J
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Saeed, Khwaja Mir Islam
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