Journal of International Humanitarian Action This article utilizes data from 1466 interviews conducted with 468 different NGO staff in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon to explore how paternalistic rhetoric operated in humanitarianism during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
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Read MoreSaudi Journal of Health Systems Research This article aims to explore the innovation and thought leadership of women in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoremedRxiv This working paper aims to examine the factors influencing the trajectory of COVID-19 evolution in 12 Asian countries including Bahrain and Lebanon. Working Paper
Read MoreClinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes This article aims to assess the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the lifestyle and quality of life (QoL) of fasting children living with Type 1 Diabetes during Ramadan in the Middle East and North Africa region. Journal Article
Read MoreThe Gender Hub This article analyzes the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gulf countries’ economies and migrant populations, with a particular focus on Sri Lankan labor migrants. Article
Read MoreVaccines This article presents a review focused on the parental COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate, hesitancy, or refusal rate, along with factors affecting parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy across Middle Eastern countries. Journal Article
Read MoreWellcome Open Research This working paper aims to analyze sentiments related to vaccine acceptance before and after the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the Arabic-speaking world. Working Paper
Read MoreImmunity, Inflammation and Disease This article reports the findings of a study conducted in Saudi Arabia and Jordan aiming to assess the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine and the factors that impact the intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine and its booster dose. Journal Article
Read MoreRoyal Society Open Science This article reconstructs the initial transmission of COVID-19 in 54 African countries (including Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, and Tunisia) using a deterministic mathematical model accounting for under-reporting and various levels of severity of infections. Journal Article
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