CNBC Arabia Morocco has opened today in the presence of King Mohammed the Sixth a factory to produce corona vaccination with investments reaching up to 400 and 500 million Euros. Article
Read MorePLOS One This article documents the range of preparedness/reactivity of Lebanon’s municipalities as COVID-19 swept through the country. It explores municipal response to control the epidemic, using in-depth semi-structured interviews with stakeholders across all governorates in Lebanon. Journal Article
Read MoreMedical Principles and Practices This article studies the baseline characteristics and evaluates the risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 in Kuwait. Journal Article
Read MoreFrontiers in Public Health This article studies the perceptions of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on behaviors related to diet and food shopping in a sample of 356 adults in Oman. Journal Article
Read MoreArab News Egyptian authorities have approved Merck & Co’s COVID-19 pill Molnupiravir for emergency use. The drug will be produced locally by five Egyptian companies. Article
Read MoreDrugs and Therapy Perspectives This article reveals the nature and classification of reported adverse drug reactions of the two COVID-19 vaccines (tozinameran and ChAdOx1) among citizens and residents living in Saudi Arabia. It shows possible differences between the two vaccines. The study found that the frequencies of most listed ADRs were statistically different when seven…
Read MoreArab Barometer This Arab Barometer article summarizes MENA citizens’ attitudes toward education in their countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This data was collected through surveys held in seven Arab countries during the pandemic. Article
Read MoreWorld Bank This World Bank feature acknowledges that Mauritania has been one of the leading countries in Africa in championing COVID-19 vaccination with more than 40% of the adult population being fully vaccinated. It also lists the key drivers for the success of Mauritania’s vaccine roll-out. Article
Read MoreSKEyes Media This article navigates through the impact of false and misleading news during the pandemic in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Article
Read MoreAustralian Journal of Human Rights This article assesses Egypt’s Covid-19 response to the international obligation to adopt restrictive and mitigation measures aiming to limit the spread of COVID-19, while limiting disproportionate effects on women’s health, exposure to domestic violence, and girls’ education rates. Journal Article
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