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Int J Public Health

Volume 70 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/ijph.2025.1608016

This article is part of the Call for papersTHE HEALTH OF DISPLACED PEOPLE: A CHALLENGE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTHView all 6 articles

Parkinson's Disease database in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA)

Hanan KhalilHanan Khalil1*Mujahed M A ShraimMujahed M A Shraim1Bayan JaradatBayan Jaradat2Riham Hussein IbrahimRiham Hussein Ibrahim1Walaa A.KamelWalaa A.Kamel3Shazma KhanShazma Khan4Mayis AldughmiMayis Aldughmi5Hanan AmerHanan Amer6Ahmed Al-QassabiAhmed Al-Qassabi7Amina NasriAmina Nasri8Ahsan HabibAhsan Habib9Aljoharah AlakkasAljoharah Alakkas10Mehri SalariMehri Salari11Shaimaa El-JaafaryShaimaa El-Jaafary6Junaid SiddiquiJunaid Siddiqui12Duha AlShorafatDuha AlShorafat2Khalid ElsalemKhalid Elsalem2Fatima JamaliFatima Jamali5Zakiyah Fahad AldaajaniZakiyah Fahad Aldaajani13Tareq M. MohammadTareq M. Mohammad14Malak Nasser AlkahtaniMalak Nasser Alkahtani14Najd Khalid AlrumaihiNajd Khalid Alrumaihi14Fatimah AlHawitiFatimah AlHawiti14Malak Ruwaished AlbadraniMalak Ruwaished Albadrani14Alham Jehad Ali Al-SharmanAlham Jehad Ali Al-Sharman2Ayah KhrisatAyah Khrisat2Ahmed DahshanAhmed Dahshan6Nesma Mounir Abd AlgaberNesma Mounir Abd Algaber6Hatem Samir ShehataHatem Samir Shehata6Sarah Sherif AbdoSarah Sherif Abdo6Shaimaa A. ElaidyShaimaa A. Elaidy15Nesma A.M GhonimiNesma A.M Ghonimi16Mahmood Khalifa Al HinaiMahmood Khalifa Al Hinai17Mohammed FarghalMohammed Farghal18Badriya Masoud AlhosniBadriya Masoud Alhosni17Yasmine MradYasmine Mrad19Youssef Abida AbidaYoussef Abida Abida20Heba ShinawiHeba Shinawi14Omar AlsinaidiOmar Alsinaidi14Riadh GouiderRiadh Gouider20Shatha Al SaririShatha Al Sariri21Junaid AhmedJunaid Ahmed22Rida YounisRida Younis23A.B.S.M Sirajul HaqueA.B.S.M Sirajul Haque9Nayeem AnwarNayeem Anwar9Ranjit Kumar GhoshRanjit Kumar Ghosh9Jahirul Hoque ChowdhuryJahirul Hoque Chowdhury24Abu NayeemAbu Nayeem24Mohammad Kafil UddinMohammad Kafil Uddin24Mohammad Ibrahim KhalilMohammad Ibrahim Khalil25Rashedul IslamRashedul Islam26Salma Mohamed RagabSalma Mohamed Ragab27Mahmoud FaridMahmoud Farid28Asma AlhamidAsma Alhamid5Akhtar SherinAkhtar Sherin29Wajeeha BokhariWajeeha Bokhari30Sohail AdnanSohail Adnan31Aly HassanAly Hassan32Qamar un NisaQamar un Nisa33Irfan HashmatIrfan Hashmat33Warda FatmiWarda Fatmi33Jawad A. BajwaJawad A. Bajwa14*
  • 1QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
  • 2Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Irbid, Jordan
  • 3Neurology department, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Beni-Suef, Egypt
  • 4Ziauddin University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • 5The University of Jordan, Aljubeiha, Amman, Jordan
  • 6Neurology department, Cairo University, Giza, Giza, Egypt
  • 7Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
  • 8Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
  • 9Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 10Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 11Shohada Tajrish Neurosurgical Center of Excellence, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • 12Center for Neurological Restoration The Neurological Institute ,Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland ,OH, United States
  • 13King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
  • 14Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Saudi Arabia, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 15Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Al Sharqia, Egypt
  • 16Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Al Sharqia, Egypt
  • 17Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman
  • 18Adan Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • 19Department of Neurology, Hôpital Razi, Manouba, Tunisia
  • 20Clinical Investigation Centre Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hôpital Razi, Manouba, Tunisia
  • 21Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
  • 22Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • 23Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • 24National Institute of Neuroscience and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 25Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 26Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 27kafrelsheikh University Hospital, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr el-Sheikh, Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
  • 28Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr el-Sheikh, Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
  • 29Khyber medical University Institute of Medical Sciences, KDA Hospital, Kohat, Pakistan
  • 30KDA Hospital, Kohat, Pakistan
  • 31Khyber medical University Institute of Medical Sciences, KDA Hospital Kohat, Kohat, Pakistan
  • 32Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • 33Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Punjab, Pakistan

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Introduction: The prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) has seen a substantial rise throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA) area, mostly due to shifts in population demographics and environmental influences. For this reason, the Consortium for Global Diversity in Parkinson’s Disease (CDG-PD) was established in 2020. CDG-PD comprises a network of Parkinson’s experts. The mission of the CDG-PDis “to improve the quality of care for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD).” Objectives: This study aims to establish a multicenter database to evaluate Parkinson's disease in the MENASA region in the context of expert care Methods: The CGD-PD consortium includes 20 institutes from 9 MENASA countries. The database collectscomprehensive data from PD patients. Discussion: Developing this database is a vitalfirst step toward PD treatment in the MENASA area. Information on the epidemiology, clinical traits, and treatment practices particular to this area will be made available bythe data. Conclusion: The CGD-PD database will be instrumental in addressing the gap in PD research in the MENASA region, ultimately improving the quality of life for PD patients

Keywords: quality of life, Patient Care, neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson's disease, Multicenter database

Received: 05 Oct 2024; Accepted: 25 Apr 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Khalil, Shraim, Jaradat, Ibrahim, A.Kamel, Khan, Aldughmi, Amer, Al-Qassabi, Nasri, Habib, Alakkas, Salari, El-Jaafary, Siddiqui, AlShorafat, Elsalem, Jamali, Aldaajani, M. Mohammad, Alkahtani, Alrumaihi, AlHawiti, Albadrani, Al-Sharman, Khrisat, Dahshan, Abd Algaber, Shehata, Abdo, A. Elaidy, Ghonimi, Al Hinai, Farghal, Alhosni, Mrad, Abida, Shinawi, Alsinaidi, Gouider, Al Sariri, Ahmed, Younis, Sirajul Haque, Anwar, Ghosh, Chowdhury, Nayeem, Kafil Uddin, Khalil, Islam, Ragab, Farid, Alhamid, Sherin, Bokhari, Adnan, Hassan, un Nisa, Hashmat, Fatmi and A. Bajwa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence:
Hanan Khalil, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Jawad A. Bajwa, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Saudi Arabia, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, 11525, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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