Public Health

COVID, Care and the City: Perspectives from MENA

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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Analysis and Dynamics of a Mathematical Model to Predict Unreported Cases of COVID-19 Epidemic in Morocco

Computational and Applied Mathematics This article aims to study the mathematical modeling of undetected cases of the novel coronavirus in Morocco. Journal Article

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Real-world Study of the Effectiveness of BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm) COVID-19 Vaccine in the Kingdom of Morocco

BMC Public Health This article reports the findings of a retrospective cohort study to determine real-world BBIBP-CorV vaccine (Sinopharm) effectiveness against serious or critical hospitalization of individuals RT-PCR-positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the first five months of BBIBP-CorV use in Morocco. Journal Article

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How the COVID Vaccine Rollout Exposed Inequality in the Middle East

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

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AMF Provided $2.25 bn to Support Arab Countries Since COVID Start

Middle 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

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Aggression and Violence during the Lockdown Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports This article investigates whether there are significant sociodemographic differences in reported cases of physical and verbal aggression, anger, hostility, and violence among 815 Kuwaiti residents during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Female Sexual Function in Women with Female Genital Mutilation

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology This article aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on female sexual function in women with female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia. Journal Article

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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies among Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Adults in the West Bank: Results of a Repeated Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines This article aims to assess the seroprevalence rate among a random sample of Palestinians residing in the West Bank region of Palestine, especially among those who were not vaccinated and not diagnosed. The authors also measured the percentage of adult Palestinians who accepted to get vaccinated across gender and age groups. Journal Article

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Severe Chest Imaging Findings of Coronavirus Disease from March to November 2020 in Palestine

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences This article aims to provide a thorough analysis of imaging manifestations of patients infected with severe COVID-19 in Palestine. Journal Article

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Contributing Factors in Whether Displaced Households Want to Receive Humanitarian Information from Humanitarian Actors: Iraq Multi-Cluster Needs Assessment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This article investigates factors related to desire of displaced households to receive humanitarian information. The authors show that the desire to receive humanitarian information was related to whether household members were unemployed due to COVID-19, displacement status, and walking time to reach the nearest health care facility…

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