World Vision This report summarizes the measures taken by the organization’s staff in Iraq to ensure child protection systems in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the establishment of child protection committees and raising awareness among parents. Report
Read MoreMedicine, Conflict and Survival This article studies the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Syria as well as the pandemic on healthcare workers’ mental health. With the rise of violence and attacks against HCWs and healthcare facilities in Syria, around 70% of the health workforce has left the country. The estimated number of citizens with…
Read MoreCare Evaluations This article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality and food security in the Arab region with a focus on findings from Iraq and Sudan. Article
Read MoreCureus This article investigates the rates of depression associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along with mitigation measures such as lockdown in the population of the Jazan region in Saudi Arabia. It assesses the psychological impacts of the pandemic on this culturally unique region to see if it affected as many as other reported places in…
Read MoreThe Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine This study examines Egyptian citizens’ behavioral changes in response to COVID-19 and evaluates their perceptions of the government’s handling of the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS One This article sheds light on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on displaced populations and refugees in Jordan. Journal Article
Read MoreIberoAmerican Journal of Medicine This article investigates the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on children with ASD and their families in Tripoli, Libya. Journal Article
Read MoreUN ESCWA This working paper discusses Algeria’s reliance on oil and gas exports is limiting the country’s economic growth, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The economy is in serious need of more diversification away from the oil sector Article
Read MoreJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine This article uses a web-based survey to explore the impact of changing work arrangements in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic on diet, physical activity, body weight, and sleep of Qatar’s working population. Journal Article
Read MoremedRxiv This working paper describes the close tracing approach and profiling of close contacts identified during the first delta wave. It highlights a need to adapt the quarantine measures to close contacts based on their profile, and to ensure easy access to free testing. Working Paper
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