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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 ...
Effects of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on blood donation and blood banks in India
(2022)
Abstract:
India, the second most populous country in the world, started its mass vaccination campaign on January 16th, 2021. With the aim to vaccinate 1.3 billion people, this vaccination programme was dubbed as the world’s ...