MENA REGION

Narrative Review of the Evolution of COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations in Countries in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia

Infectious Diseases and Therapy This article summarizes evolving COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa and the Middle East across various vaccine platforms, age groups, and specific subpopulations. Journal Article

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High Levels of Burnout among Health Professionals Treating COVID-19 Patients in Two Nile Basin Countries with Limited Resources

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to investigate the frequency and associated factors of occupational burnout among healthcare professionals working at COVID-19 isolation facilities in Egypt and Sudan. Journal Article

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Assessing the Impact of Vaccination on the Dynamics of COVID-19 in Africa: A Mathematical Modeling Study

Vaccines This article presents a mathematical model to quantitatively assess the impact of vaccination programs on the dynamics of COVID-19 in Africa, focusing on eight countries representing the four main regions of the continent (with Libya and Algeria from North Africa). Journal Article

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Gaming Behavior Disorder and Its Association with Social Phobia during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study among the Young Arabs

Frontiers in Psychiatry This article aims to assess the prevalence of severe phobia and addiction to online gaming among Arab adolescents amid an increase in online gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify risk factors associated with these disorders. Journal Article

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Economic Growth, Social, and Welfare Development during COVID-19 Pandemic: Do Country-Specific Characters Matter in the MENA Region?

Environmental Science and Pollution Research This article investigates the medium- and long-run impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the United Nation’s achievement of sustainable development goals in the MENA region. Journal Article

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Adapting to the New Normal: The Impact of Remote Work on Firm Performance in Jordan and Morocco

Regional Science Policy & Practice This article uses the COVID-19 World Bank Enterprise Survey and utilizes the propensity score matching technique to estimate the causal effect between remote work and firm performance in Morocco and Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Financial Inclusion and Barriers to Funding Micro-Entrepreneurs in MENA Countries Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Euro-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies This working paper addresses female micro-entrepreneurs’ self-selection prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as discrimination against female micro-entrepreneurs prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic in four MENA countries (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia). Working Paper

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Monkeypox Post-COVID-19: Knowledge, Worrying, and Vaccine Adoption in the Arabic General Population

Vaccines This article evaluates the general Arabic population in Syria, Egypt, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan, Sudan, Algeria, and Iraq with regard to fears around the MonkeyPox disease and its vaccine adoption and compares these attitudes to those of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Work Force in the Middle East Region C-S Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry This article aims to assess the depression, anxiety, and stress levels of the healthcare workforce (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists) in the Middle East and North Africa region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Exacerbated Occupational Vulnerabilities in Morocco and Tunisia

European Institute of the Mediterranean This working paper uses panel microdata from the ERF COVID-19 MENA Household Monitors to document the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and female workers in Morocco and Tunisia both statically as well as dynamically. Working Paper

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