Public Health

The COVID-19: Macroeconomics Scenario and Role of Containment in Morocco

One Health This paper assesses the epidemiological evolution of COVID-19 in Morocco and simulates the possible trajectories of the contagion aiming to model the economic consequences of the epidemic and to highlight the importance of the containment policy in facilitating economic recovery. Journal Article

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Double Impact of Economic and COVID-19 Crisis in Lebanon

Pax for Peace This briefing outlines research findings and key protection concerns that the RPW coalition has noted about the impact of the current economic and COVID-19 crisis in Lebanon. Report

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Yemen: In a Country Stalked by Disease, COVID Barely Registers

The Guardian This article reports on COVID-19’s impact on an already collapsed economy and access to healthcare for millions of civilians in Yemen. Article

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Tunisia: COVID-19 Increases Vulnerability of Rural Women

Arab Reform Initiative This paper discusses the systemic exploitative treatment of female agricultural workers in Tunisia, the state’s inability so far to protect them, and how local NGOs are helping to improve their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Article

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Humanitarian Impact of Multiple Protracted Crises

ACAPS This report explores the compounding crises of COVID-19, political and economic instability, conflict, climate change-related, and an influx of refugees from neighboring countries in Sudan. Report

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COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Refugees in Egypt

UNHCR This article reports on the effect of COVID-19 on refugees in Egypt and the growing gap between needs and available funding for UNHCR. Article

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Gaza Declares COVID-19 Disaster with Health System Near Collapse

Al Jazeera This article reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare system in Gaza. Article

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COVID-19 and Civil Wars in the Arab World: the Cases of Syria, Libya and Yemen

Asian Affairs The article provides five lenses through which to explain the impact of COVID-19 and civil wars in the Arab World. Journal Article

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COVID-19 leaves profound impact on children in the Middle East and North Africa

UNICEF This article reports the results of surveys conducted to highlight how children’s lives have been impacted during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in several key dimensions critical to children’s development and well-being. Article

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COVID-19 in Egypt: Between Governance and Flattening the Curve

The Cairo Reviews of Global Affairs This article reports on the Egyptian government’s efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and health policies it has taken to ensure public safety. Article

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