Middle East Eye This article shows how the pandemic and the subsequent rush towards vaccination illustrated the tremendous gap between rich countries and poorer countries and also the immense inequities that exist between countries and regions themselves. The article points to the Middle East as the region where inequities have been most intense. Article
Read MoreMiddle East Economy This article highlights the role of the Arab Monetary Fund in providing financial resources to a number of its member states in the form of new loans, or withdrawals from existing loans, amounting to about $2.25 billion from the beginning of 2020 until mid-2022. Article
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This article assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s employment and gender disparities in the MENA region. It shows that the experience of the pandemic underscores the persistent gender inequality in unpaid care work in MENA, and the necessity of redressing gender norms underlying this inequality to allow women equal…
Read MoreeClinical Medicine This article explores relationships between gender, COVID-19 vulnerability, social protection, and adolescent wellbeing in three diverse contexts: Ethiopia, Jordan, and Palestine. Journal Article
Read MoreUN ESCWA This report sheds the light on social protection interventions as part of wider fiscal support measures implemented by Governments in the Arab region to cushion the repercussions of the pandemic on private households. It focuses on intra- and cross-regional differences in social protection spending using information and figures of public announcements issued by…
Read MoreKAUST This article reports on the work of KAUST bioscientists to place some of the genetic information of the SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in Saudi Arabia on the global map. The scientists also identified a link between disease severity and the virus’s nucleocapsid protein. Article
Read MoreDevelopment and Change This article explores the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on socio-economic development and political mobilization in the Middle East. It argues that beyond its direct public health implications, the pandemic is serving to intensify the extreme inequalities in wealth and power that have characterized the region for many years. Journal Article
Read MoreOECD This report reflects on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on MENA countries and the potential changes it may bring to their reform agendas. It addresses the ongoing effects of the crisis and the long-term consequences and identifies emerging new trends. Report
Read MoreWorld Health Organization This article reports on the World Health Organization’s convention of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office in Egypt with partner organizations and countries to discuss the framework for integrated respiratory pathogen surveillance including the role of genomic surveillance. Article
Read MoreBMJ Global Health This article provides a summary of the key methodologies, findings, and limitations of non-communicable diseases kit assessments conducted in Libya and Yemen in order to ensure the contents are fit for purpose and to assess usability and utility. Journal Article
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