About Us

The EpiNews platform is one of the outreach initiatives that is powered by the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET). Including both a news portal and mobile app, EpiNews is designed to provide users with access to health news from both region and the globe. The news published on this platform is primarily of interest to populations within the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). 

Objective

EpiNews aims to keep its users informed about timely public health issues and breaking news, thus offering easy access to the latest public health developments of interest to populations of the EMR, all in one place.  

Audience

EpiNews targets users around the world who are interest in public health news, and especially public health news that is of interest to communities in the EMR. The platform targets a diverse audience as it is available to the public. Its users are of different educational backgrounds, age groups, professional status, etc. Thus, EpiNews targets students, public health professionals, health decision makers, scientists, researchers, journalists, and anyone interested in public health.