MENA REGION

Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) Questionnaire in Arabic Language Widely Spoken in a Region with a High Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

September 8, 2022 MENA REGION

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease This article aims to validate a version of the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) tool in Arabic, the most widely spoken language in the MENA. The study investigates Arab-speaking parents’ views regarding the COVID-19 vaccination of their children. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Pandemic, Real Effective Exchange Rate and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Evidence from Morocco, Turkey and Egypt

September 5, 2022 Egypt, MENA REGION, Morocco

International Journal of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting This article aims to empirically study the impact of real effective exchange rate (REER) volatility in different exchange rate arrangements for the 1990–2020 period and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Morocco, Turkey and Egypt. Journal Article

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Key Considerations for Integrating COVID-19 Vaccination Services: Insights from Iraq and Syria for the MENA Region

September 1, 2022 Iraq, MENA REGION, Syria

Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform This article draws on evidence from academic literature and consultations with partners working in the COVID-19 response to review current integration efforts and explore potentially effective ways to integrate COVID-19 vaccination into other services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Journal Article

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Exploring Enablers and Barriers toward COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Arabs: A Qualitative Study

September 1, 2022 MENA REGION

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article explores the beliefs and views towards COVID-19 vaccination among Arabs in different countries and the effect of confidence in the healthcare system, misinformation, and scientific approaches adopted to mitigate COVID-19 on how individuals are following the recommended preventative actions including vaccination. Journal Article

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Arab Human Development Report 2022: Expanding Opportunities for an Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Post-COVID Era

September 1, 2022 MENA REGION

UNDP This report provides an assessment of what it will take to get human development back on track in the Arab States region in the post-pandemic (COVID-19) era. It tackles the pandemic’s impacts on structural vulnerabilities in the Arab States region and its effects on the human development indices of those states. Report

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Arab Human Development Report 2022: Expanding Opportunities for an Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Post-COVID Era [Arabic]

September 1, 2022 MENA REGION

UNDP This report provides an assessment of what it will take to get human development back on track in the Arab States region in the post-pandemic (COVID-19) era. It tackles the pandemic’s impacts on structural vulnerabilities in the Arab States region and its effects on the human development indices of those states. Report

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Has COVID-19 Turned the Middle East into a Cashless Society?

August 30, 2022 MENA REGION

Arab News This article reports on the rise of digital payments in the MENA region due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It asserts that the MENA region is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the productivity and efficiency gains and the economic benefits of real-time payments. Article

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Modeling the Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 Among Five High Burden African Countries

August 26, 2022 Libya, MENA REGION, Morocco, Tunisia

Clinical Epidemiology This article aims to understand the transmission dynamics of the coronavirus and its variants in five high-burden African countries. The five high burden African countries are South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, and Libya. The authors project that for the next 30 years, there will be around 86 million infected individuals and millions of…

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First, Do No Harm? The World Health Organization in the MENA Region

August 26, 2022 MENA REGION

Arab Center Washington D.C. This article reflects on the successes and the failures of the World Health Organization in the MENA region during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies challenges facing the WHO in the region including the exodus of health professionals, resource-poor health facilities, and a lack of specialized resources for women, children, refugees, people…

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COVID, Care and the City: Perspectives from MENA

August 22, 2022 Egypt, Lebanon, MENA REGION, Palestine, Tunisia

London School of Economics This article inquires whether the interval of COVID-19 produced particular challenges and practices in the MENA region, and how these shifted over the period from 2020-2022. The authors draw on contributions related to different urban centres including Lebanon, Egypt and Tunis, and with a special focus on Palestine and Palestinians in…

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