Public Health

Learning From Past Outbreaks: Saudi Arabia Manages COVID-19 5 Years After MERS

Asco Daily News This article features interviews with healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia to understand their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and how that was informed by their previous experience with the MERS-COV epidemic. Article

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COVID-19 Infection among Healthcare Workers in a National Healthcare System: The Qatar Experience

International Journal of Infectious Diseases This report aims to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers in Qatar and to understand the risk factors for infection. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Eating Habits in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Public Health Research This article aims to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the eating habits, quality, and quantity of food intake among adults in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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COVID-19 in Kuwait: How Poor Urban Planning and Divisive Policies Helped the Virus Spread

LSE This article explains how Kuwait’s divisive policies and poor urban planning contributed to the spread of COVID-19. Article

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COVID-19 and the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

Vision of Humanity This article reports on how the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies the fragile situation in Yemen through the lens of Positive Peace. Article

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Macro Poverty Outlook: Mauritania

World Bank This report examines key conditions and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania, as well as recent developments and future outlook. Report

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COVID-19 and Sustainable Development in Somalia/Somaliland

Global Security: Health, Science and Policy This article aims to understand the impact of COVID-19 and responses to it on sustainable development in Somalia and its breakaway region Somaliland. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes and Nationality: Results from a Nationwide Registry in Kuwait

BMC Public Health This paper aims to explore whether there is a significant difference in health outcomes between non-Kuwaiti and Kuwaiti patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Emergency Situation Report 17 (29 August – 8 September 2020)

OCHA This report provides a situation overview of COVID-19 in Palestine and recommendations to provide life-saving assistance to those in need during the COVID-19 crisis. Report

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The Effect of Strict State Measures on the Epidemiologic Curve of COVID-19 Infection in the Context of a Developing Country: A Simulation from Jordan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This article mathematically simulates the ongoing trajectory of the COVID-19 outbreak in Jordan and models the effect of national interventions utilizing real-time scenarios. Journal Article

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