HBKU Press public health journal explores Covid-19 challenges

The latest issue of Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press’ (HBKU Press) journal on QScience.com devoted to public health research, Avicenna, explores various challenges and opportunities arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and is now available to readers around the world.

The Avicenna journal was launched on QScience.com in 2010 as an international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that informs and stimulates scholarly discussion toward improving the delivery of healthcare. The journal publishes original research, clinical and epidemiological studies, reviews and evaluations, guidelines, expert opinion and commentary, case reports, and extended reports that reflect upon the specific challenges that healthcare delivery faces.“This latest issue of the Avicenna journal was devoted to Covid-19-related research as the onset of the pandemic spurred researchers to explore the pandemic from different perspectives – from its impact on our mental and physical wellness, economic and social reforms, to the impact it has had on clinical and public health polices, procedures, and more,” explained, Dr Rima Isaifan, head of Journals and Academic Publishing at HBKU Press. “Our aim with this issue, as always, is to support local and regional researchers who are contributing to the global research landscape by providing them with a devoted platform to share their work to the world.”Dr Chokri Kooli, Unesco Public Policy expert, assistant professor at Lusail University and adjunct assistant professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, is the new Editor-in-Chief of Avicenna and explains the impact that such a journal has in a local and global context.“I’m pleased to support HBKU Press’ reputable research platform, QScience.com, through the Avicenna journal that serves the best interests of young researchers in Qatar, the Mena region, and worldwide. Through this collection of scientific publications, we are participating in the development of a local society based on the continuous development and spread of knowledge.”The broad scope of the journal includes a variety of research articles that highlight the many aspects of the pandemic. For example, one article by Jaseem Sirajudeen, Arun Prabhakaran Nair, Rabia Waseem Hassany, Nishan K Purayil, Joe Vargheese Mathew, Ihab T Elmadhoun, Mulham Mustafa, all of whom have one or more affiliation with Hamad Medical Corporation and the College of Medicine at Qatar University, provides clinical research on how certain infections have been misdiagnosed as Covid-19, serving as warning to medical practitioners around the world.