The American University in Cairo Ahmed Moustapha, a professor and chair of AUC’s Department of Biology has conducted a project that will establish molecular surveillance of covid genomes in the MENA region. He therefore received 2.1 million dollars from the “Wellcome Trust” which will enable him to lead an international group of scientists from MENA…
Read MoreBMC Public Health This article evaluates and compares public opinion on the governmental measures to control the spread of COVID-19 of high, low and middle-income countries in the Middle East. When benchmarked with international levels of satisfaction, GCC countries scored highly whereas Lebanon scored poorly. Journal Article
Read MoreHarvard International Review This article focuses on the MENA region in juxtaposing the global spike of 3.9 trillion USD in billionaires’ wealth during the first year of the pandemic with the parallel loss of 3.7 trillion USD in workers’ assets. Article
Read MoreAgence Française de Développement This article assesses the efficiency of social safety nets in the MENA region in lessening the burden of mitigating food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also provides context for the chronic undernourishment of over 50 million people in the region in 2019. Article
Read MoreAgence Française de Développement This article captures the public’s behavior toward COVID-19 safety measures in each of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. In all these countries, the article found that women are those who mostly observe the safety measures. Article
Read MoreInterdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Sciences This article assesses the reported family relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic and the association between these relationships and individual, interpersonal, and country-level income in eight Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. Family relationships improved or remained unchanged for those who tested positive for COVID-19 and did not improve…
Read MoreWilson Center This Wilson Center article analyzes respondents’ opinions on their risk of contracting a COVID-19 infection, preparedness for preventing its spread, and level of responsibility to protect themselves and others. The findings suggest that within their education, age, and marital status groups, women more frequently report mask-wearing and taking actions to prevent the spread…
Read MoreUNHCR This is the end of year report from the UNHCR for the MENA region which offers a holistic overview of the region’s situation vis-a-vis the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. It presents major regional developments, key figures and important achievements. Report
Read MoreJournal of International Women’s Studies This article examines the response of the North African countries to the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunities and the challenges facing the region, and the lessons learned in order to be better prepared for impending crises. Journal Article
Read MoreWorld Bank This World Bank report projects an uncertain and uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the MENA region. Report
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