NOVACT This report shows how both crises, COVID-19, and the environmental emergency, have had a very strong impact on an already precarious situation regarding respect and defense of human rights by public institutions and civil society organizations in Libya. Report
Read MoreInternational Rescue Committee This article delineates the response to COVID-19 in Somalia including the lack of resources, the spread of false or incomplete information about COVID-19, and unequal distributions of COVID-19 vaccines which were all determining factors in the low vaccination rates. Article
Read MoreThe Borgen Project This article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poverty in Algeria as it experienced a double shock due to a sudden fall in foreign revenues and recession-induced lockdown measures. Article
Read MoreMedia and Communication This article examines Lebanon’s experience of severe social, political, and economic turmoil and inequalities by assessing knowledge gaps around COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreAgence Française de Développement This article reflects on the partnership between Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Save the Children in response to the COVID-19 outburst in Sudan and delineates the subsequent everlasting positive changes to the healthcare sector there. Article
Read MoreHealthcare This article discusses how university students with disabilities face an increased risk of experiencing negative implications in educational, psychological, and social spheres during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being This article aims to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crises on Iraqi and Syrian orphaned children and their mothers. It discusses their struggles across different themes: financial crisis, low educational attainment, child labor, mental health issues, violence, and social problems. Journal…
Read MoreSocial Science Research Network This working paper delves into the underlying factors that perpetuate gender inequalities in healthcare access across the MENA region in light of the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on socially marginalized groups such as women and the LGBTQ+ community. Working Paper
Read MoreEast Mediterranean Health Journal This article explores barriers to accessing COVID-19 testing by Syrian refugees in Lebanon. It argues that despite the availability of free testing services, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial barriers hindered them from getting tested. Journal Article
Read MoreHealth Promotion Practice This article highlights COVID-related disparities among Arab, Middle Eastern, and West Asian populations in Toronto, and discusses implications for improving health equity among MENA communities in the United States. Journal Article
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