Public Health

How Palestine Refugees Cope During the Coronavirus

Atlantic Council This article reports on Palestinian refugees’ responses to COVID-19. Article

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Comoros: World Bank Provides $10 Million to Support Emergency Response to COVID-19 and Recovery

World Bank This press release reports on the financial assistance provided by the World Bank to Comoros in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a $10 million to help Comoros strengthen its emergency response, healthcare system, and support socio-economic recovery. Article

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Support for Morocco in the COVID-19 Pandemic

KFW Development Bank This article outlines the financial assistance by the German Federal Government through KGW Development Bank to aid Morocco’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Article

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Tackling COVID-19 in Informal Tented Settlements (Lebanon): An Assessment of Preparedness and Response Plans and their Impact on the Health Vulnerabilities of Syrian Refugees

Journal of Migration and Health This paper explores the nature and mechanisms of preparedness and response plans to COVID-19 in Syrian ITSs in Lebanon along with their immediate health impacts on refugees and their abilities to survive. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Misinformation: Mere Harmless Delusions or Much More? A Knowledge and Attitude Cross-Sectional Study Among the General Public Residing in Jordan

PLOS One This article aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and effects of misinformation about COVID-19 on anxiety levels among the general public residing in Jordan. Journal Article

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Perceptions of and Behaviors around COVID-19 in Lebanon

UNDP This article reports on a research project conducted by the UNDP Accelerator Lab in Lebanon that seeks to explore people’s declining trust in public institutions, their rising fatigue and the economic anxieties during COVID-19. Article

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When COVID-19 Hit Yemen: Dealing with the Pandemic in a Country Under Pressure from the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis

Global Journal of Medicine & Public Health This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on the political regime in Yemen, the healthcare system, and humanitarian challenges. Journal Article

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The Positive Impact of Social Media on the Level of COVID-19 Awareness in Saudi Arabia: A Web-based Cross-Sectional Survey

InfezMed This article aims to assess the use of social media as a source for COVID-19 awareness in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Protection Needs Identification and Analysis

UNICEF This report investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence, mental health and psychosocial well-being of children, child labor, child marriage, and children’s access to justice and protection in Palestine. Report

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Characterizing COVID-19 Epidemic Dynamics and Mortality Under-Ascertainment in Khartoum, Sudan

Imperial College London This report aims to understand whether COVID-19 mortality has been under-ascertained within Khartoum state, Sudan. Report

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