Coronavirus Throws Another Challenge at Syria’s Doctors
United States Institute of Peace This article provides an analysis and commentary on the challenges COVID-19 poses on the healthcare system in Syria. Article
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After Successfully Managing COVID-19, Tunisia Gets Back to its Old Problems
Middle East Institute This article reports on the political wrangling, failure of reform, the impact of COVID-19, and the road to recovery in Tunisia. Article
Read MoreEvaluating the Governance and Preparedness of the Lebanese Health System for the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Qualitative Study
BMJ Journals This article reports on a qualitative study aimed to assess the capacities and governance of Lebanon’s health system throughout the response to the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2020. Journal Article
Read MoreTunisia May Have Beaten COVID-19, but Challenges Persist
Brookings Institution This article reports on the overview of the COVID-19 situation in Tunisia, its institutional response thus far, and future challenges. Article
Read MoreAssessment of Healthcare System Capabilities and Preparedness in Yemen to Confront the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak: A Perspective of Healthcare Workers
Frontiers in Public Health This article assesses the current state of preparedness and capabilities of healthcare facilities in Yemen to prevent and manage the COVID-19 outbreak. Journal Article
Read MoreCOVID-19: Deaths in Yemen are Five Times Global Average as Healthcare Collapses
BMJ This article shows that mortality due to COVID-19 in Yemen is five times the global average all while recognizing the de facto underreporting of deaths due to the conflict and the weak healthcare infrastructure. Article
Read MoreCOVID-19 Response and Complex Emergencies: The Case of Yemen
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness This letter to the Journal Editor touches upon the COVID-19 situation in Yemen and strategies to control the outbreak. Journal Article
Read MoreA Tipping Point for Yemen’s Health System: The Impact of COVID-19 in a Fragile State
Med Global This report on Yemen explains how COVID-19 is exacerbating what was already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with an already weak health system that has been destroyed by five years of conflict. Report
Read MoreHow Much Will the Pandemic Change Egyptian Governance and for How Long?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace This article analyzes the Egyptian state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of civilian, technocratic, and expert bodies in leading that response. Article
Read MoreUnparalleled: COVID-19 and the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Center on International Cooperation This report addresses the factors that worsen Yemen’s experience with the COVID-19 pandemic including the conflict, poor governance, corruption, food insecurity, poverty, disease, and climate shocks. Report
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