The Response of Jordanian Society and Social Workers to the COVID-19 crisis
International Social Work This article explores Jordan’s government and community efforts to combat the COVID-19 epidemic. Journal Article
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Mauritania to Strengthen its COVID-19 Response
World Bank This article discusses the World Bank’s grants and operations to help close the unanticipated financing gap that emerged during the COVID-19 crisis and support Mauritania’s government in strengthening its response. Article
Read MoreTunisia May Have Beaten COVID-19, but Challenges Persist
Brookings Institution This article reports on the overview of the COVID-19 situation in Tunisia, its institutional response thus far, and future challenges. Article
Read MoreIn Yemen, Women Face Added Challenges Posed by COVID-19 amidst Ongoing Armed Conflict
UN Women This article tells personal stories of Yemeni women facing compounded challenges due to COVID-19 and reports on certain measures taken by UN Women to prioritize and integrate women’s and girls’ needs into the national COVID-19 crisis response plan. Article
Read MoreAssessment of Healthcare System Capabilities and Preparedness in Yemen to Confront the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak: A Perspective of Healthcare Workers
Frontiers in Public Health This article assesses the current state of preparedness and capabilities of healthcare facilities in Yemen to prevent and manage the COVID-19 outbreak. Journal Article
Read MoreCOVID-19 Response and Complex Emergencies: The Case of Yemen
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness This letter to the Journal Editor touches upon the COVID-19 situation in Yemen and strategies to control the outbreak. Journal Article
Read MoreCOVID-19: Deaths in Yemen are Five Times Global Average as Healthcare Collapses
BMJ This article shows that mortality due to COVID-19 in Yemen is five times the global average all while recognizing the de facto underreporting of deaths due to the conflict and the weak healthcare infrastructure. Article
Read MoreEconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism and Remittances: Insights from Egypt
International Food Policy Research This article simulates the individual and combined effects of a collapse in the tourism sector and reductions in Suez Canal revenues and foreign remittances under more and less pessimistic scenarios resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Article
Read MoreA Tipping Point for Yemen’s Health System: The Impact of COVID-19 in a Fragile State
Med Global This report on Yemen explains how COVID-19 is exacerbating what was already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with an already weak health system that has been destroyed by five years of conflict. Report
Read MoreHow Much Will the Pandemic Change Egyptian Governance and for How Long?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace This article analyzes the Egyptian state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of civilian, technocratic, and expert bodies in leading that response. Article
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