Abstract
From Editor’s Desk…

It’s been around three years since we first encountered the COVID-19 crisis. We still need to be on the lookout for COVID-19, even if the illness is no longer a global public health emergency.

Since fewer countries are regularly reporting COVID-19 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that roughly 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 occur in the Region each week. And it still has a disproportionate impact on society’s most vulnera¬ble individuals.

Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, which together ac-count for 75% of deaths, were used as a cover by COVID-19. Those already suffer¬ing from such conditions were and still are more susceptible to the harmful effects of COVID-19.

According to newly released statistics from WHO, children and adolescents from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, those who had protracted school closures, and those who lacked crucial support systems like family and instructors were hit most by the COVID-19 epidemic.

The teens’ mental and physical health, as well as their social lives, were all negatively impacted by the pandemic. Since the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic, there has been a significant increase in the number of young people reporting several health conditions that need to be managed promptly.

• Source: WHO, EUROPE

Dr. Khaid Mohammed Alabdulwahhab
Editor in Chief