MENA REGION

Closing the Loop: Exploring Food Waste Management in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sustainability This article explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food waste generation and management approaches in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region during the recovery phase. Journal Article

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The Management of Patients at High Risk of Serious COVID-19 Disease: Optimising the Patient Pathway in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe

Cureus This article reports on the perspectives of healthcare professionals from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, the UAE, and other countries on the therapeutic management of patients at high risk of serious COVID-19. Journal Article

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Impact of the COVID-19 Virus on MENA Stock Market

Innovation Economics Frontiers This article assesses the impact of disseminated information regarding COVID-19 on the stock markets of the MENA region. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Parent Stress in Middle Eastern and North African Countries: Relations to Family Adjustment

Journal of Family Psychology This article uses latent class analysis to identify subgroups of individuals based on combinations of stressful events experienced during the first two waves of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Journal Article

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Effects of Face Mask Mandates on COVID-19 Transmission in 51 Countries: Retrospective Event Study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance This article examines the impact of mask mandates and recommendations on self-reported mask use and SARS-CoV-2 reproduction numbers in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen, and other countries. Journal Article

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Diverging Paths: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in the Middle East and North Africa

Migration Policy Institute This report provides an overview of key mobility trends in the region throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and how government responses shaped them. Report

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Not Only COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Anti-COVID-19 Measures and Their Effect on Health Care-Associated Infections

Journal of Hospital Infection This article focuses on hospitalized patients and the effectiveness of anti-COVID-19 measures in preventing other healthcare-associated infections by conducting a systematic review of the literature including studies from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Egypt. Journal Article

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Exploring the Reported Adverse Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines among Vaccinated Arab Populations: A Multi-National Survey Study

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to explore the adverse effects of different types and doses of COVID-19 vaccines and identify associated factors among vaccinated participants in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Iraq, and Algeria. Journal Article

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SARS-CoV-2 Incidence Monitoring and Statistical Estimation of the Basic and Time-Varying Reproduction Number at the Early Onset of the Pandemic in 45 Sub-Saharan African Countries

BMC Public Health This article estimates the transmission potential of COVID-19 across 45 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (including Djibouti, Mauritania, Sudan, and Somalia) based on (i) an exponential growth model (ii) maximum likelihood (ML) estimation and (iii) a time-varying basic reproduction number at the early onset of the pandemic. Journal Article

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Techniques Using Nanoparticles to Fight COVID-19: IJS Global Health

International Journal of Surgery: Global Health This article by authors from Syria and Algeria discusses how nanoparticles’ optical and magnetic characteristics may be utilized to make diagnostic test kits and vaccines for COVID-19. Journal Article

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