Doctors without Borders This article from MSF reports on the failure of the COVID-19 vaccine Humanitarian Buffer (HB) in its mission to support populations hit by the pandemic and struggling to have access to immunization. The HB is part of the COVAX mechanism from the WHO and aims to assist populations who do not have…
Read MorePatient Preference and Adherence This article reports the findings of a cross-sectional study conducted among Sudanese aged 18 and older to assess face mask wearing practice during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sudanese population. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Perinatal Medicine This article reports the findings of a study conducted with pregnant and lactating women in Jordan to determine their stances towards the COVID-19 vaccine and understand their varying attitudes. Journal Article
Read MoreMondoweiss The article provides COVID-19 data in Palestine and Israel in a tabular form. It studies the pandemic through aspects of military occupation, structural impoverishment, limited mobility and a blockade for the 15th year in Gaza. Article
Read MoreJournal of Infection and Public Health This article characterizes the symptoms that appear after severe acute respiratory syndrome COVID-19 infection has been eradicated and determines their relationship with COVID-19 severity. The loss of smell, the loss of taste, shortness of breath, and fatigue were the main persistent symptoms. Journal Article
Read MoreHeliyon This article discusses the results of a questionnaire assessing women’s roles throughout during the COVID-19 pandemic in Khartoum, Sudan. It also tackles changes in their mental health. Journal 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 MoreSaudi Medical Journal This article reports the findings of a biometric study conducted in 2021 to help detect the epidemiological trend of COVID-19 in Iraq, the distribution of cases according to age, gender, and geographic distribution. The authors also examined morbidity and mortality rates to evaluate the intensity of the COVID-19 burden on the Iraqi…
Read MoreInternational Journal of General Medicine This article looks into Acute kidney Injury (AKI) as among the more dangerous complications contributing to morbidity and mortality among COVID-19 patients. It concludes that early recognition of and treatment for AKI will decrease mortality and hospitalization in patients with COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreHealth Security This article focuses on the Jordanian strategy of allocating tertiary healthcare centers exclusively for COVID-19 patients and postponing all other treatments and healthcare provision. Authors collected data on admissions, occupancy of hospital beds, and length of stay at emergency departments and outpatient clinics, as well as surgeries conducted. Journal Article
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