Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE): Recent submissions

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    • Ethiopian More Focused Covid-19 Country Profile 

      OSSREA (OSSREA, 2021)
      The COVID-19 pandemic also known as the corona virus pandemic, is a highly expanding global pandemic first emerged in Wuhan City Hubei Province China in December 2019. This global pandemic was declared as a Public ...

    • COVID-19 Vaccination in the Time of Austerity: How and for Whom? 

      M. Abi-Rached, Joelle; Salameh, Pascale (Arab Reform Initiative, 2021-01-15)
      As countries begin to roll out vaccination for COVID-19, the Lebanese caretaker government has yet to provide details about its vaccination strategy, raising concerns about its ability to provide vaccines due to the country’s ...

    • Solutions for the “Vanishing Drug” Conundrum in Lebanon: A Change in the Subsidy System Coupled with a Digital Prescribing Platform 

      El Jamal, Nadim; Usta, Ulfat; Nasrallah, Mona; Al-Chaer, Elie; Hamadeh, Ghassan; Isma’eel, Hussain (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-11-17)
      The shortage of foreign currency caused by the multiple crises in Lebanon threatens the availability of pharmaceutical products, with patients experiencing shortages of many drugs despite an importation subsidy system for ...

    • COVID-19 and the Intensification of the GCC Workforce Nationalization Policies 

      Alsahi, Huda (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-11-10)
      Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments have intensified their efforts to nationalize their workforce in response to the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting economic contraction. These policies will have a wide-ranging ...

    • Towards a Zero-COVID Lebanon: A Call for Action 

      M. Abi-Rached, Joelle; Issa, Nahla; Khalife, Jade; Salameh, Pascale; Karra-Aly, Ayah; Kosremelli Asmar, Michèle (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-10-05)
      In its first report, the Independent Lebanese Committee for the Elimination of COVID-19, a group of concerned citizens with various health-related expertise, addresses weaknesses in current government policy and highlights ...

    • A Slice of Knafeh for Everyone? A Critical Introduction to Universal Basic Income in MENA 

      Choucair Vizoso, Julia (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-06-12)
      The Covid-19 crisis is igniting interest in the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the Middle East and North Africa region, as policymakers, economists and activists grapple with deteriorating economies and major ...

    • Covid-19 Protection Policies: Bringing Women to the Center 

      Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, 2020-03-28)
      Tracking the impact of epidemic-containment policies on women and vulnerable groups in Egypt In times of major social crisis, a gendered and feminist perspective exposes the priorities and biases of public policy. It ...

    • Disaster-Appropriate Policing in South Africa: Protests and State Violence in the COVID-19 Era 

      Rebello, Steven; Copelyn, Jesse; Moloto, Boikanyo; Makhathini, Sinqobile (Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, 2021-08)
      This policy brief examines South African Police Services (SAPS) responses to public protests since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. It highlights an increased use of state violence and excessive force ...

    • Lebanon: Managing Covid-19 in the Time of Revolution 

      Diwan, Ishac; M. Abi-Rached, Joelle (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-05-07)
      The Covid-19 pandemic in Lebanon is a crisis within a crisis. It occurred amidst a broader socio-economic meltdown that has shaken the country in recent months. While Lebanon appears to have responded effectively to the ...

    • Tunisia: COVID-19 Increases Vulnerability of Rural Women 

      Bajec, Alessandra (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-11-25)
      Tunisian women in rural areas have played a vital role in maintaining food security during the coronavirus pandemic but continue to suffer exploitation and exclusion. While their working conditions are already known for ...

    • Can Tunisia Shake Off “Business as Usual” Following Covid-19? 

      Houerbi, Salma (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-05-20)
      The consequences of Covid-19 on Tunisia’s already fragile economy are bound to exacerbate existing social tensions. The government has rolled out a series of socio-economic measures to support individual entrepreneurs and ...

    • Covid-19 and a Deepening Conflict Worsen Libya's Humanitarian Situation 

      Basha, Khayreddine (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-05-27)
      On 4 April, Libya’s capital Tripoli had completed a year since the beginning of the military campaign by Commander Khalifa Haftar against the internationally recognized Government of National Accord to seize economic ...

    • Sudan: Managing COVID-19 Pandemic During a Time of Transition 

      Kunna, Ezzan (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-05-29)
      Sudan’s current transitional government has inherited a fragile health system that suffered years of neglect and underinvestment. The spread of COVID-19 poses important challenges to the country’s health and political ...

    • Survey Study: Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Cconomic Conditions of Families in Jordan 

      Phenix center for Economic & Informatics studies (Phenix center for Economic & Informatics studies, 2020-06-02)
      This survey study was developed and conducted by the Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies - an independent research institution - during the third week of May 2020, and it aimed at identifying the effects of ...

    • Impacts and Responses to COVID-19: Perspectives from the Global South 

      Malherbe, Nick; van Niekerk, Ashley (UNISA Institute for Social and Health Sciences, 2020-12)
      In this inaugural Special Issue on the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly its individual, family, community, and societal impacts in Africa and - more broadly - in the Global South, we invited authors to ...

    • Local Authorities in Tunisia Face Challenges of Post-COVID Economic Recovery 

      Marrakchi, Afef Hammami (Arab Reform Initiative, 2020-08-21)
      Like other countries in the world, Tunisia has had to face an unprecedented epidemic threatening both the health of its population and its security. Only through a national effort was it able to slow the spread of the ...

    • Harnessing the Development Potential of Household Enterprises in the COVID-19 Environment in Uganda 

      Ssewanyana, Sarah (The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2021-08)
      Household enterprises have received limited policy attention in Uganda despite playing a crucial role in providing family employment and serving as a catalyst for poverty reduction. This Policy Note utilises the most recent ...

    • A Rapid Assessment of the Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Micro, Small and Medium Transport businesses in Uganda 

      Mwesigye, Francis; Odokonyero, Tonny; Barungi, Mildred; Sunday, Nathan (The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2021-08)
      Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda has instituted two lockdowns—in March 2020 and June 2021. The second lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects on a wide range of businesses. ...

    • The Effect of COVID-19 on the Operations of Agro-processing MSMEs in Uganda 

      Lakuma, Corti Paul; Sserunjogi, Brian; Sunday, Nathan; Kahunde, Rehema; Ogwang, Ambrose (The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2021-07)
      Uganda’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are among the worst affected businesses by the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy note examines how the pandemic has affected specific operations of the agro-processing ...

    • The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Ugandan Businesses: A Comparison of the 2020 and the 2021 Lockdowns 

      Kahunde, Rehema; Sunday, Nathan; Sserunjogi, Brian; Lakuma, Corti Paul; Ogwang, Ambrose (The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2021-08)
      The Uganda government instituted a second COVID-19 lockdown in June 2021 for 42 days to contain the health impact of the second wave of the pandemic. This slowed and, in some cases, halted business recovery from the March ...