Month: March 2021
Egypt: Provide Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access
Human Rights Watch This article examines the measures the Egyptian government should take to provide equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for everyone in Egypt. Report
Read MoreVulnerability of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon to COVID-19: Quantitative Insights
Conflict and Health This paper uses quantitative insights of transmission dynamics to outline risk and contextual factors that may modulate vulnerability of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to potentially large COVID-19 epidemics. Journal Article
Read MoreAn Unequal Present and Future in a COVID-19 World: The Pandemic’s Impact on Refugee Women in Lebanon
Middle East Institute This article reports on the COVID-19 implications on refugee women in Lebanon. Article
Read MoreAlgeria Economic Monitor, Spring 2021
World Bank This Algeria Economic Monitor provides an update on key recent economic developments and policies. It places them in a longer-term and global context and assesses the implications these developments and changes in policies have on the outlook for Algeria. Report
Read MoreAn Optimal Control Model of the Spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iraq: Deterministic and Chance-Constrained Model
Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems This paper investigates the possible effect the COVID-19 pandemic spreading in Iraq considering certain factors, that include isolation and weather. A mathematical model of cases representing inpatients, recovery, and mortality was used in formulating the control variable in this study to describe the spread of COVID-19 through changing weather…
Read MoreThe Impact of COVID-19 on Poor Households in Egypt: Preliminary Results from the Pilot
The Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries Program This policy brief by “The Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries Program” presents the disproportionate effects of the pandemic on and within families. It indicates that the effects tend to be more challenging for women, especially those with children. Article
Read MoreThe Impact of COVID-19 on Poor Households in Egypt: Preliminary Results From the Pilot
Gender, Growth and Labour Market in Low Income Countries Programme This paper reports on the impact of COVID-19 on poor households in Egypt as well as policy recommendations. Journal Article
Read MorePredicting Active, Death, and Recovery Rates of COVID-19 in Algeria Using Facebook’s Prophet Model
Preprints The current study was carried out to predict active, death and cured rate of COVID 19 in Algeria for a future period of 35 days using FB prophet model. Working Paper
Read MoreThe Silent Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sudan
Ethics, Medicine and Public Health This paper discusses the impact of COVID-19 on mental health of residents in Sudan. Journal Article
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