The Global Health Institute (GHI) at the American University of Beirut have announced the first published articles as part of the upcoming "Political Economy of Health in Conflict" special issue in the Journal of Global Health. Read the publications here. The political economy of health in conflict: Lessons learned from three states in the Eastern Mediterranean Region during COVID-19 The Eastern Mediterranean Region continues to face a severe scale of emergencies as a direct result of conflict and political instability in a number of countries. As of 2020, nine countries out of 22 countries in the region affected by protracted and ongoing wars and conflict, left more than 62 million people in dire need of access to quality health care and adequate response measures. COVID-19 exacerbates the humanitarian needs of the people especially in countries that
Free online course: Qualitative Research Methods for Mental Health in War and Conflict
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R4HC-MENA hosted a webinar ‘Parasitic Swallows’ Experiences of doing research with ‘vulnerable people’ in humanitarian settings (March 2021) with panellists
Advancing Universal Health Coverage in the Middle East and North Africa: the role of research
The Academy of Medical Sciences and the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt convened a policy workshop on
Gaza’s Pandemic Quandary
As acute effects of the pandemic mix with complex political and economic dynamics, Gazan leadership struggles to address an increasingly