UNDP This report provides an assessment of what it will take to get human development back on track in the Arab States region in the post-pandemic (COVID-19) era. It tackles the pandemic’s impacts on structural vulnerabilities in the Arab States region and its effects on the human development indices of those states. Report
Read MoreJordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences This article reports on a positive public perception toward the pharmacist role in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic and calls on expanding the role of the pharmacist to be more engaged in providing different health services during disasters or normal conditions. Journal Article
Read MoreMankind Quarterly This article aims to study the role of negative and positive traits among Egyptian students during the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a model of love of life (LOL) as a component of subjective well-being (SWB). A sample of 309 Egyptian college students responded to the following scales: Love of Life, self-esteem, SWB, positive…
Read MoreInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article assesses indicators of specific Sustainable Development Goals in reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 by conducting several questionnaire surveys among experts in Egypt. The scope of this research is limited to addressing poverty alleviation, hunger abatement, healthcare promotion, sustainable economic growth, and climate change mitigation. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article explores the beliefs and views towards COVID-19 vaccination among Arabs in different countries and the effect of confidence in the healthcare system, misinformation, and scientific approaches adopted to mitigate COVID-19 on how individuals are following the recommended preventative actions including vaccination. Journal Article
Read MoreSocial Science in Humanitarian Action Platform This article draws on evidence from academic literature and consultations with partners working in the COVID-19 response to review current integration efforts and explore potentially effective ways to integrate COVID-19 vaccination into other services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Journal Article
Read MoreUNDP This report provides an assessment of what it will take to get human development back on track in the Arab States region in the post-pandemic (COVID-19) era. It tackles the pandemic’s impacts on structural vulnerabilities in the Arab States region and its effects on the human development indices of those states. Report
Read MoreOman Medical Journal This article studies the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of patients who were admitted to a tertiary psychiatric hospital in the UAE during 2020 compared with the corresponding period in 2019 and evaluates the effect of the pandemic on the mental healthcare system. Journal Article
Read MoreThe 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 | Egypt| Iraq| Jordan| Lebanon| Libya| Morocco| Oman| Palestine| Qatar| Saudi Arabia| Somalia| Sudan| Syria| Tunisia| UAE| Yemen] MENA [Back to Top] Putting MENA’s Pathogenic Variants on the Global MapKAUST, August…
Read MoreJournal of Innovations in Medical Research This article aims to determine if gender influences the clinical presentation and/or the outcome of COVID-19 in the Tunisian population. Journal Article
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