Public Health

Gender and Crisis of COVID-19 in Tunisia: Challenges and Recommendations

UN Women This report summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia on gender-based violence, access to justice, women and health, and women’s leadership and political participation. Report

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COVID-19 Control Measure: The Hidden Impact on Somali Children 

UNICEF This statement reports on the irreversible impact of COVID-19 on physical and sexual-based violence of Somali children by their parents or caregivers. UNICEF supports its claims by undertaking a small survey in mid-April with 34 child protection agencies in Somalia who monitor reporting of child abuse cases. Additional information was also captured as a result of the survey. …

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COVID-19 in Somalia: A Public Health Emergency in an Electoral Minefield 

International Crisis Group This article details the huge challenge the coronavirus pandemic has posed on Somalia, the public health crisis compounded with problems in electoral preparations.   Report

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The Battle Against COVID-19 in Jordan: An Early Overview of the Jordanian Experience

Frontiers in Public Health This article aims to provide an early overview of the COVID-19 battle within the Jordanian context, including general reflections and conclusions on the value of collaborative efforts in crisis management. Journal Article

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Impact of COVID-19 on Workers in Jordan a Rapid Assessment

International Labor Organization This report aims to explore some of the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment situation of workers in Jordan including Syrian refugees. Report

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Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 in the UAE and GCC Region

Altios This report addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic environment in Tunisia. Report

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Coronavirus and Tunisia’s Regional Economic Inequalities

Carnegie Endowment International This article discusses the strict measures imposed by the Tunisian government to minimize COVID-19 infections. It also details the economic impact of those measures on the country’s long-marginalized interior regions. Article

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Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations in Jordan Urban Areas and Azraq

CARE International This report explores the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on CARE  Jordan’s beneficiaries, which include the elderly, pregnant and lactating women, and  people with disabilities (PwDs). Report

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Syria: Aid Restrictions Hinder Covid-19 Response 

Human Rights Watch This article reports on the aid restrictions preventing millions of people in northeast Syria from getting treated for COVID-19.  Article

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19): Morocco Interrupting the Transmission by Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics Effort

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations This article examines the impact of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 in Morocco. It demonstrates that the various measures adopted by Morocco can be a suitable model for other developing countries.  Journal Article

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