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Reliable Health Data in the MENA Region: The Hard Pill to Swallow

WEBReliable Health Data in the MENA Region: The Hard Pill to Swallow . Unlike other countries across other regions, publicly available data from MENA countries about …

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Instruments of Harm: Dissecting Israel's Health Warfare in Gaza

WEBOnce a house of healing, the al-Shifa complex in northern Gaza has turned into a battleground, threatening the lives of patients, doctors, and premature babies.The …

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Access to Healthcare

WEBSummary. Since the start of conflict in 2011, 57% of Syria’s public hospitals have been damaged, and 37% are no longer functioning; the Syrian government and its …

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Healthcare is a Matter of Geography

WEBThis report is part of TIMEP-News Deeply’s Syria’s Women: Policies & Perspectives partnership. It first appeared on News Deeply’s website here. For Many …

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From Midwives to Doctors: Searching for “Safer” Circumcisions in …

WEBWhile the verdict in Egypt’s first female genital mutilation (FGM) trial has been delayed until October 23, a health inspector’s testimony in this milestone case …

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Death, Displacement and Trauma: The Human Cost of War in …

WEBDeath, Displacement and Trauma: The Human Cost of War in Southern Lebanon . Given the decades-long history of wars, occupation and military action in …

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COVID-19 in Syria: Short- and Long-Term Implications for a …

WEBThe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in over 4.6 million confirmed cases and more than 319,000 total deaths worldwide. Despite the severe …

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Population Growth in Egypt: More People, More Problems

WEBThis piece is the first of two that look at Egypt’s demographic situation and how it affects the country. Here, Dr. Ahmed Wagih discusses the background details and …

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Egyptian Doctors in the State’s Eyes: Rhetoric Versus Reality

WEBThe names of the Cairo-based author and doctors quoted in this article have been changed to reflect their requests for anonymity. One week before the Egyptian …

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What can we learn from Tunisia’s COVID-19 experience

WEBAs many countries in Africa continue grappling with containing the ongoing surge of COVID-19 throughout the continent, Tunisia seems to have succeeded in …

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The coronavirus crisis isn’t creating new problems for Algeria—it’s

WEBTo add to their long list of woes, Algerians are now fighting a new battle threatening their lives: the coronavirus. With a poor health system in place, an economy …

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Jordan’s New Cybercrime Law Passes Despite Freedom Concerns

WEBIn August 2023, King Abdullah II of Jordan approved a substantial revision to the country’s near-decade old legislation on cybercrime, after the lower house of …

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Domestic and Legal Frameworks for Syrian Refugees in Egypt

WEBIn 2015, the World Health Organization forewarned that Syrian refugees living in Egypt were at a higher risk of developing mental health disorders than …

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The Crackdown Against Tunisia’s LGBTQI+ Community

WEBTransgender and intersex Tunisians have also faced escalated harassment and violence amid the government’s wider crackdown on protesters. During a …

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Israel’s Environmental and Economic Warfare on Lebanon

WEBSince the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza, Israel and several factions in Lebanon, primarily Hezbollah, have been exchanging fire near Lebanon’s borders to the …

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Misinfo, Disinfo, and Fake News in Egypt’s COVID-19 “Infodemic”

WEBAs early as February, the World Health Organization warned of a “massive infodemic” that was accompanying the COVID-19 outbreak. Social media and traditional …

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Iraq’s Climate Change Response: The Private Sector and Civil Society

WEBIn recent years, Iraq has been severely affected by climate change, with heat waves of above 50˚ C increasing in regularity. Climate change has had devastating …

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