USAID This USAID report analyzes the readiness of the Amman Health Center to face the COVID-19 pandemic. The USAID partially funds the Health Services Quality Enhancement Project in cooperation with the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Jordanian Ministry of Health. Report
Read MoreJournal of Clinical Oncology This article captures data on 1345 patients with cancer to assess SARS-COV-2 infection presentations, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and outcomes in 12 centers in 8 Mena region countries. Journal Article
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper assesses the role of the COVID-19 outbreak in accelerating digital transformation in the Middle East and North Africa region. The analysis relied on micro data collected from 5,480 firms surveyed in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia. Working Paper
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper explores how labor market outcomes for MENA workers have evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper uses the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Economic Research Forum (ERF) COVID-19 MENA Monitor phone surveys in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia to examine outcomes of employment, unemployment, and labor force…
Read MoreIndonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science This article examines the user experience of a COVID-19 tracking application in Jordan by getting feedback from users and identifying UX (user experience) based on user interaction. Journal Article
Read MoreProject on Middle East Political Science This article describes how women in the formal sector of MENA economies have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors focus on 3 MENA countries and explore the gendered impacts of the pandemic. Working Paper
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper analyzes how the outbreak of COVID-19 in the MENA region affected the accelerating digital transformation in business firms. The results demonstrate a strong association between the pandemic outbreak and digitization. They also show that the firms operating in the service sector were more likely to adopt digital solutions. Working…
Read MoreBehavioral Sciences This article focuses on women in Jordan to study their insights regarding fertility, the preparedness to use assisted reproductive technology, and the awareness and beliefs related to conceiving during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS Medicine This article utilized observational programmatic data to describe the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Jordan, and at two refugee camps Zaatari and Azraq specifically. The authors analyzed the difference in routine health services pre and post COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreThe American University in Cairo Ahmed Moustapha, a professor and chair of AUC’s Department of Biology has conducted a project that will establish molecular surveillance of covid genomes in the MENA region. He therefore received 2.1 million dollars from the “Wellcome Trust” which will enable him to lead an international group of scientists from MENA…
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