Month: April 2021

Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Resources for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in Libya: A Prospective Multi-Center Cohort Study

PLOS One This study aims to determine the mortality and morbidity of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU) following 60 days after ICU admission, and explore the factors that influence in‐ICU mortality rate. Journal Article

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Women Leaders in Syria in the COVID-19 Response and Beyond

International Perspectives in Psychology This article discusses the impact of COVID-19 on women and ways it can advance the role of women as health leaders in conflict-affected settings is an undervalued opportunity. Journal Article

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Maintaining Essential Nutrition Services to Under-Five Children in Yemen: A Programmatic Adaptation Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Children This paper reports on the nutrition program adaptations in Yemen to maintain the delivery of essential nutrition services to under-five children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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United Nations Socio-Economic Framework for the Response to COVID-19 in Libya (UNSEF)

UNDP This report outlines the United Nations’ socio-economic response framework to COVID-19 in Libya, detailing key recovery strategies, policy recommendations, and the pandemic’s impact on the country’s development. Report

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Acceptance and Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan

Plos One This study aims to investigate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in addition to the attitudes towards these vaccines among public in Jordan. Journal Article

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Leveraging Community Mortality Indicators to Infer COVID-19 Mortality and Transmission Dynamics in Damascus, Syria

Nature Communications This article estimates the likely under-ascertainment of COVID-19 mortality in Damascus, Syria. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Strategic Response and Recovery Plan 2021 for East & Horn of Africa

International Organization for Migration This report highlights IOM’s strategic objectives and COVID-19 responses in countries in East and Horn Africa. Report

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Sustainable Development Importance in Higher Education for Occupational Health and Safety Using Egypt Vision 2030 Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection In this article, a number of cross-sectional studies that constitute 125 multidisciplinary research plans (MDRPs) are grouped to monitor and evaluate two main factors which are an influence of involving SDGs into engineering education and selected curriculum of occupational health and safety. Journal Article

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Isolation Measures on Violence Against Children in Egypt

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association The present study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violence against children in Egypt. Journal Article

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Disposal Behavior of Used Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Moroccan Community: Potential Environmental Impact

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This paper assesses the Moroccan population’s behavior regarding the use and disposal of facemasks and gloves. An exploratory survey was prepared and shared via social media and email with the population of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra and Casablanca-Settat regions. Journal Article

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