ACADEMIC EDITORS
Khalid Bouti 
, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Morocco
Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu , Wollo University, Ethiopia
George N Chidimbah Munthali , Mzuzu University, Malawi
Jin Gao , Washington State University, USA
Mohua Chakraborty Choudhury , Indian Institute of Science, India
Scott C Kogan , University of California, USA.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Ahmad Ghashghaee , Iran University of Medical Science, Iran
Ajay Kolli , University of Michigan Medical School, USA
Alicia Padrón-Monedero , Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
Abdollah Dargahi , Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Amareen Dhaliwal, Boston University, USA
Abdullah Almohaizeie, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
Atkure Defar, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopia
Ali Jahani , College of Environment, Iran
Alireza Jafari , Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Alireza Latifi, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ameneh Yaghoobzadeh , Arak University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Andrew Spencer , Monash University, Australia
Anteneh Fikrie , Bule Hora University, Ethiopia
Argaw Ambelu , Jimma University, Ethiopia
Ateeb Ahmad Parray , BRAC University, Bangladesh
Aya Khalil, Cairo University, Egypt
Ayşe Berivan Bakan , Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Turkey
Azam Geravandi , Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Anai García Fariñas , Finlay Vaccine Institute, Cuba
Ángel José Gutiérrez Fernández , University of La Laguna, Spain
Alfred Kwesi Manyeh , University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Alex Yeshaneh , Wolkite University, Ethiopia
Admassu Ketsela, Kotebe Metropolitan University, Ethiopia
Bekele Sharew, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Bashir Uddin , Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh
Bijay Maharjan , Japan-Nepal Health and Tuberculosis Research Association, Nepal
Boyan Li , Guizhou Medical University, China
Carolina Letícia Zilli Vieira , Harvard University, USA
Chahida Harizi, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Chuchu Churko , Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
Collins Ouma , Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya
Cristina Lidón Moyano , UIC Barcelona International University of Catalonia, Spain
Cristina Luongo , University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Carlos Adrián Alarcón Rojas, Veracruzana University, Mexico
Citlalli Osorio Yáñez , Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Claudia Cardoso , State University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil
Cherkasov Sergey , National Institute for Public Health Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Diyar Mailepessov , National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
Dereje Tsegaye , Mettu University, Ethiopia
Dina Keumala Sari , Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Dimitrios C Ziogas , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Dorina Onoya , University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Dawit Hawaria, Yirgalem Hospital Medical College, Yirgalem, Ethiopia
Dereje Bayissa Demissie , University of South Africa, South Africa
Daniel Seifu , University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda
Dijana Tomić Linšak , University of Rijeka, Croatia
Ehsan Hashim Abu Zeid , Zagazig University, Egypt
Eka Kvaratskhelia , Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia
Ekow Adom Mensah , London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uk
Emery Manirambona , University of Rwanda, Rwanda
Emmanuel Enoch K Dzakah , University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu , Wollo University, Ethiopia
Elezebeth Mathews , Central University of Kerala, India
Emma Montella , University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Ferry Fadzlul Rahman , Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
Forough Alemi, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Fakhreddin Chaboksavar 
, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Fazla Rabbi Mashrur , Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh
Fira Abamecha, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Farshid Alazmani Noodeh , Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Frances Shiely , Mercy University Hospital, Ireland
Gerson Ferrari , University of Santiago, Chile
Gianluca Franceschini , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Giulia Squillacioti , University of Torino, Italy
Gyanendra Shukla, National Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, India
Giovanni Corrao, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Gisélia Alcântara , University of Porto, Portugal
Griphin Chirambo , Mzuzu University, Malawi
Guilherme Malafaia , Goiano Federal Institute, Brazil
Heba Mahboub , Zagazig University, Egypt
Heera KC Parajuli , Purbanchal University, Nepal
Henshaw Mandi , Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations CEPI, Norway
Huayi Huang , University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hyacinth Ukuhor, Saudi Electronic University, Saudi Arabia
Hosein Azizi, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Hamed Zandian , Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Hoang-Long Vo , Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
Hye-Young Kwon, Mokwon University, South Korea
Ivan David Lozada-Martinez , University of Cartagena, Colombia
Jesús Rivera , University of Salamanca, Spain
Jian Zheng, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Jing Huang , Putian University, China
Jude P J Savarraj, The University of Texas Health Science Center, USA
Jovita Ortiz, University of Chile, Chile
Joanna Almeida , Simmons College, USA
Jon Rohde, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA
José Antonio López-Bueno , Carlos III Institute of Health, Spain
Jun Okamoto , Tokyo University, Japan
Kalyango Edward , Makerere University, Uganda
Karyn O. Jones , Clemson University, USA
Katerina Hriskova , Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Germany
Laurent Tsai , Chang Gung University, Taiwan
Lindi van Niekerk , London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Lorenzo Tarsitani , Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Mostafa Mohamed, University of Rochester, USA
Mabel Aworh , North Carolina State University, USA
Marius P Ngouanom Kuate , University of Buea, Cameroon
Melese Linger , Woldia University, Ethiopia
Mitra Zarrati , Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
M Furqaan Nai'em, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Mogesie Necho, Wollo University, Ethiopia
Marco Dettori, University of Sassari, Italy
Mahnuma Mahfuz Estee , Monash University, Australia
Mohamad Golitaleb , Arak University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mohammad Hassan Sohouli, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mohammad javad Mohammadi , Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Nicolae Bacalbaşa, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Romania
Michael Ekholuenetale, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Marcelus U Ajonina , University of Bamenda, Cameroon
Mahbobeh Sajadi, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Nadia Koyratty , University at Buffalo, USA
Napoleon Bellua Sam , Anhui Medical University, China
Narges Khanjani ,Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Nasim Khajavirad, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Nihad A M Al-Rashedi, Al Muthanna University, Iraq
Nicolae Bacalbaşa, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Romania
Nadira Mansour , Tanta University, Egypt
Napoleon Bellua Sam , Anhui Medical University, China
Narges Khanjani , Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Nathan Kapata , University Teaching Hospital, Zambia
Neetu Jain , Rutgers School of Public Health, USA
Nguyen Ngoc Hai , Nonglam University HCMC, Vietnam
Niha Hussain , University of Birmingham, UK
Orish Ebere Orisakwe, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Philipe de Souza , University of Fortaleza, Brazil
Pallavi Moudgil , Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, India
Prateek Jindal, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
Patricia Cossío , Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Pratibha Taneja , Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, India
Peter M Chilipweli , Ruaha catholic university, Tanzania
Ping-Ching Hsu , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
Jalid Sehouli , Charité Medical University, Germany
Qipeng Xie , Wenzhou Medical University, China
Rafael Ríos Tamayo , University Hospital Virgen de Las Nieves, Spain
Raju Kanukula , Monash University, Australia
Ramesh Godara , Central University of Kerala, India
Ramesh Nagarajappa , Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, India
Renata Bertazzi Levy , University of São Paulo, Brazil
Rui Han , Yale University, USA
Riddhi Babel , Rutgers School of Public Health, USA
Salih Mollahaliloglu , Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey
Samer Abuzerr , University of Montreal, Canada
Silvia Sales Peres , University of São Paulo, Brazil
Simon Kasasa, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda
Sukhvinder Singh Oberoi , College of Dental Sciences and Research, India
Sisay Moges , Hossana College of Health Science, Ethiopia
Sofonyas Abebaw Tiruneh , Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia
SivaKumar Shanmugam, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, India
Susanta Kumar Ghosh , ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, India
Sohrab Iranpur, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Soodabeh Etemadi, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Steven Theriault, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health Winnipeg, Canada
Sylvia Akpene Takyi , University of Ghana, Ghana
Saikat Dewanjee , Jadavpur University, India
Taslima Khatun , Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Bangladesh
Terna Nomhwange , World Health Organization Country Office, Nigeria
Talha Bin Emran , BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Uğurcan Sayılı , Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Turkey
Usha Dutta, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India
Urvish K Patel , Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Vahid Raissi, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Victor Zuniga Dourado , Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Victorio B Molina , University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines
Walter Muleya , University of Zambia, Zambia
Xiang-Yu Hou , University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Yang Deng , Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Zohra Saleem , Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan
Zeinab A Kasemy, Menoufia University, Egypt