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Possibilities and Challenges: Social Protection and COVID-19 Crisis in Jordan

Introduction

The social protection system is an indispensable institution that delivers support to disadvantaged groups in any society. It is an essential process that keeps the community viable and has the capacity to bridge social inequalities. A modern social protection system includes removing barriers to high-quality healthcare, income protection (including for informal workers), job protection, and, finally, preventing vulnerable groups from falling into poverty.

COVID-19 Vaccines: Is equity between North and South still possible?

The global supply of COVID-19 vaccines has been controlled by countries with financial and political means, leaving behind most of the world’s developing regions, including the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Almost 75 percent of the approximately 5 billion vaccine doses administered globally have been used by just 10 countries.[1]

موجز: الإقتصاد السياسي لإدارة أزمة جائحة كوفيد-١٩ في تونس: هل هي أزمة حُكم أم فشلٌ على مستوى المنظومة الصحّية؟

تصدَّرَ عناوين الأخبار التصريحُ الذي أدلت به الناطقة الرسمية لوزارة الصحّة، في منتصف عام ٢٠٢١، وتحدّثت فيه عن انهيار النظام الصحّي التونسي وعجزه عن توفير الخدمات العلاجية للعديد من المرضى، إلى جانب الارتفاع الكبير الذي سجَّله عدّاد الإصابات والوفيات إثر تفشّي الموجة الرابعة للجائحة. وكانَ لهذا التصريح غير الدقيق والمستعجل تداعياتٌ واسعة على المستويَيْن الداخلي والخارجي، إذ استنكرت الجمعيات هذا التصريح الذي فنّدته الحكومة في اليوم نفسه.

Access to Healthcare for Syrian Refugees. The Impact of Fragmented Service Provision on Syrians’ Daily Lives

This report aims to explore the fragmented organisation of healthcare services in Lebanon, for Syrian refugees. Although it is not an assessment of the Lebanese healthcare system, this report does nevertheless reflect on the challenges and underlying dynamics of the current Lebanese system, which are reproduced in the healthcare provision for Syrian refugees.

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2007 Project Distribution Across Lebanon

Maps showing the distribution of development projects in various fields including health, education, agriculture, etc.

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