Month: April 2022

Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity in Algeria

Minority Rights Group The Minority Rights Group conducted research on the impact of language, ethnicity and COVID-19 vaccine confidence among indigenous Amazigh communities in Algeria. This report provides a brief analysis of the monitoring efforts from January 2021 (the beginning of the vaccine campaign in Algeria) to March 2022. Article

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Data Innovation in Response to COVID-19 in Somalia: Application of a Syndromic Case Definition and Rapid Mortality Assessment Method

Global Health Action This article aims to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on beneficiaries of a long-term cash transfer program in Somalia and assess the utility of a syndromic score case definition and rapid mortality surveillance tool. Journal Article

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Women-led Responses to COVID-19: Report from Beirut, Lebanon

Feminist Humanitarian Network This article by the Feminist Humanitarian Network shines light on the efforts of Lebanon’s women-led groups in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes an interview with a leader from the Palestinian Women’s Humanitarian Organization in Lebanon. Article

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Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Saudi Arabia

Patient Preference and Adherence This article assesses the level of acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination and detect the factors that influence vaccine acceptance among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Mofeed Digest: January-March 2022

The following digest summarizes the most important scholarly and policy publications, reports, and articles covering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the politics, economies, and societies of the Arab world. Mofeed Digest is produced by Mofeed Project Coordinator Serage Amatory. [MENA | Algeria | Bahrain | Comoros| Djibouti | Egypt| Iraq| Jordan| Kuwait| Lebanon| Libya| Mauritania| Morocco| Oman| Palestine| Qatar| Saudi Arabia| Somalia| Sudan| Syria| Tunisia| UAE| Yemen] MENA [Back to Top] Exploration of Early COVID-19 Pandemic Health Care…

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COVID and Gulf Foreign Policy

Project on Middle East Political Science This article shows the different ways that GCC countries have shaped their foreign policy during and/or because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The author gives examples from the GCC’s humanitarian diplomacy with Syria and Iran and their gradual resuming of relations with Qatar during the pandemic. Working Paper

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Shipping and Transportation Traffic of Medical and Non-Medical Goods Before and During COVID-19 in Oman

Procedia Computer Science This article investigates the changes in the shipping and transportation traffic of medical and non-medical goods during and before the start of COVID-19 pandemic in Oman. Journal Article

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Fatality Prediction of COVID-19 by Using Machine Learning: Oman Dataset

Sultan Qaboos University This Sultan Qaboos University working paper presents the outcomes of a cohort study of 467 confirmed COVID-19 patients in Oman. It studies the capacity of machine learning technologies to predict COVID-19 fatality cases. Working Paper

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Some Socio-Economic Sectors in the United Arab Emirates

Open Journal of Social Sciences This article examines the impact of COVID-19 on multiple UAE governmental and non-governmental sectors such as the aviation sector, real estate market, tourism, and education. Journal Article

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Proactive Innovation in a Prolonged Conflict Setting: Facing COVID-19 in a Specialized Cancer Hospital in Palestine

Frontiers in Public Health This article studies Augusta Victoria Hospital’s (AVH)’s COVID-19-related preparedness measures in the context of the prolonged conflict in Palestine. Journal Article

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