Six papers on mass gatherings across the Eastern Mediterranean Region:

• Patterns of diseases and preventive measures among domestic hajjis from Central, Saudi Arabia
• Pattern of morbidity and mortality in Karbala hospitals during Ashura mass gathering at Karbala, Iraq, 2010
• Public health surveillance at a mass gathering: urs of Baba Farid, Pakpattan district, Punjab, Pakistan, December 2010
• Public health considerations for mass gatherings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
• Mass gathering in Aqaba, Jordan, during Eid Al Adha, 2010
• Preparedness and health risks associated with Moulay Abdellah Amghar moussem, Morocco, 2009–2010