Middle East and North Africa

In the Middle East the burden of osteoporosis is expected to increase due to the steady growth of the ageing population as life expectancy continues to rise. In Iran alone, according to the Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center (EMRC), two million people are at risk of fracture, establishing osteoporosis as one of the main health problems in that country. In addition, in the Middle East and North Africa, as in the rest of the world, osteoporosis represents a heavy financial burden as healthcare costs increase.

IOF works closely with its members in the Middle East and North Africa in order to ensure that osteoporosis awareness becomes a priority.
Please click on this link to access the IOF website section for IOF Middle East and North Africa (IOF MENA)

For current and past issues of MENA's newsletter entitled 'OsteoNews' please click here.

Guidelines

Below is a listing of the evidence-based guidelines from the Middle East and North Africa, which have been submitted for posting on the IOF website. Please note that this list will be updated periodically. If you are a national society and your country/region has evidence-based guidelines that you would like to include on the IOF website, please contact Prof. J. E. Compston at jec1001@cam.ac.uk

IOF does not officially endorse national or regional guidelines. This is because osteoporosis prevalence and some aspects of the prevention and treatment of fractures are country or region-specific. There may be multiple guidelines from any one country or region.

Country/Region	Title of guidelines	Date	AGREE Appraised
Middle East and North Africa	Middle East and North Africa Consensus on Osteoporosis (ref 21)	2007	Yes
Lebanon	Lebanese guidelines on osteoporosis assessment and treatment (ref 9)	2004 and 2007 update	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Guidelines for prevention and management of osteoporosis in adults	2003	No

See listing of national and regional guidelines around the world, including references and links to full text.