The Lancet This paper describes how an existing community health volunteer (CHV) strategy was modified during the COVID-19 pandemic to support non-communicable disease care in Syrian refugees with hypertension and diabetes living in northern Jordan. Journal Article
Read MoreAIMS Public Health This study investigates the quality of TikTok videos regarding vaccination in Arabic, with examination of the association of video source and content type with the information quality and video engagement metrics. Journal Article
Read MoreEuropean Journal of Public Health This study contends that MENA’s role as a nexus for movement of people and animals means that emerging human and animal disease threats in the region have global reach. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS Global Public Health This study, including data from Middle Eastern countries, seeks to better characterize when and to what extent countries’ progress towards Global Health Security (GHS) augments health systems resilience. Journal Article
Read MoreHealth Economics Review This study reviews evidence from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Iran, on COVID-19 economic response policies designed to protect households, vulnerable groups, and businesses. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Infection and Public Health This review evaluates the frequency of, and outcomes associated with, bacterial, fungal, and viral coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in Middle Eastern countries via a PubMed search through February 2023. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of the Egyptian Public Health Association This study investigates the determinants of psychological antecedents and other factors behind COVID-19 vaccination and their role in vaccine coverage in MENA. Journal Article
Read MoreCureus This study seeks to systematically assess the beliefs, attitudes, and acceptance towards COVID-19 vaccines, including factors contributing to vaccination hesitancy in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, including data from Oman, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Journal Article
Read MoreAnnals of Hematology This study estimates the incidence of COVID-19 in children with blood cancer and analyzes the demographic parameters, clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in children with blood cancer with COVID-19 illness. Journal Article
Read MoreThe World Bank In this study, a global research program of 28 online experiments was conducted by recruiting respondents (123,270 individuals) through social media between January 2021 and June 2022 across 23 mostly low- and middle-income countries and territories, including many from the MENA region. Working Paper
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