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Challenges faced by African healthcare workers during the third wave of the pandemic
(2022)
Abstract:
Africa experienced the third wave of the coronavirus disease in 2019, which caused an 18% rise in cases in most parts of the continent. As of January 2022, the region had an estimated 10.4 million cumulative ...
COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests: Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Literature
(2022)
Abstract:
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt health systems worldwide, conducting Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) at specified intervals has become an essential part of many people’s lives around the world. We ...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A narrative review of four South Asian countries
(2022)
Objectives:
Vaccine hesitancy remains a global issue, especially within poverty-stricken countries where there’s an interplay of financial and nonfinancial barriers. This narrative review aims to understand attitudes and ...
A potential rise of breast cancer risk in the UAE post-COVID-19 lockdown: A call for action
(2022)
Introduction:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in late December of 2019 with early reports of pneumonia-like symptoms from Wuhan, China. This outbreak has quickly caused major healthcare havoc, with ...
Double trouble: COVID-19 vaccine misinformation amidst conflict in Ukraine
(2022-08)
Abstract:
The repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic have presented valuable insights into new public health challenges which were once difficult to recognize. At the core of this strenuous public health emergency, lies ...
Enhancing public trust in COVID-19 vaccination during ramadan 2022: A call for action
(2022)
Abstract:
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar in which it is compulsory for Muslims to abstain from eating and drinking during the daytime. The COVID-19 pandemic posed additional challenges for Muslims ...
Rise of monkeypox: Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate global health crises
(2022)
Introduction:
The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential has occurred regularly throughout history. HIV/AIDS, bubonic plague, smallpox, and influenza are some of the highest-profile examples. ...
Mental health of children in Palestine: An Intergenerational Crisis
(2022)
Introduction:
Palestine has been a war-torn state for the past 70 years with sociopolitical fragmentation resulting in a mental health crisis stemming from constant violence, trauma, and deprived human resources. Palestinians ...
Implications of conflict on mental health in Somalia and beyond
(2022)
Introduction:
Somalia, a nation in the horn of Africa, has been suffering from continuous conflict, political unrest and a high disease burden since the outbreak of civil war in 1991 (World Bank n.d.; IHME n.d.). The ...
Challenging the Illusion: Health Equity Amidst New Variants
(2022)
HIGHLIGHTS
• LMICs with limited capacities and infrastructures have experienced striking and disproportionate public health and economic losses during the COVID-19 pandemic—particularly due to imposed lockdowns and ...