Modern Diplomacy This article explores the Sino-American race to vaccinate the MENA region in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in efforts to increase the two powers’ influence in the region under the Chinese Belt & Road Initiative and the Trump and Biden US administrations. Article
Read MoreInfection and Drug Resistance This article by researchers from the MENA region studies a specific subtype of the SARs-CoV-2 virus and assesses the potential of the new sub-type for causing another global mayhem. Journal Article
Read MoreFrontiers in Public Health This article assesses the gender-based differentials in food consumption patterns, dietary diversity and the determinants favoring weight change before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic among Arab men and women from 10 Arab countries. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology This article highlights the major challenges facing pediatric cancer centers due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 11 Middle Eastern countries. It specifically studies access to cancer centers, continuity of the anti-cancer therapy, hospital admission, and infection protection precautions during the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research This article reviews data about the transmission of the new coronavirus in various sorts of settings to provide clear answers to the current dispute over the virus’s transmission. It also highlights the most significant application of machine learning to forecast and diagnose COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreeClinical Medicine This article explores relationships between gender, COVID-19 vulnerability, social protection, and adolescent wellbeing in the three diverse contexts of Ethiopia, Jordan, and Palestine. Journal Article
Read MoreEuropean Institute of the Mediterranean This article highlights the wide range of consequences of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic as related to remittance outflows from Libya and Tunisia and finds that variables such as length of stay, reason for migrating and region of origin all influenced the likelihood of continued remittance-sending during the pandemic,…
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper reports evidence of how different sectors in the Middle East and North Africa have been responding to disruptions in the global business environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is particularly on firms’ adoption of digital technologies, as well as policies that might encourage greater digitalization as an…
Read MorePharmacy Practice This article aims to assess the commitment of participants in Saudi Arabia and Egypt towards healthy daily habits, preventive measures, healthy food habits, and beliefs about natural products as immunostimulants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreVaccine This article aims to explore the parents’ health beliefs, intentions, and strategies toward the COVID-19 vaccine for their children in the Arab population. Journal Article
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