Yasmina Abouzzohour2 September 2021
Many countries across the Middle East and North Africa, or MENA, region have faced critical challenges in ensuring the effective and equitable vaccination of their citizens against COVID-19. With a few exceptions, like Morocco, Israel and several Gulf states, countries in the region have faced difficulties in securing sufficient doses due to logistical constraints, poor planning and vaccine hesitancy.
Yasmina Abouzzohour23 June 2021
Covid-19 in the Middle East: Regional Impact and Future Recovery
MIPA Institute1 June 2021
Vaccine diplomacy and the geopolitics of influence
Yasmina Abouzzohour1 April 2021
The last 12 months of battling the coronavirus pandemic have highlighted significant gaps that must be addressed in the Moroccan, Jordanian, and Tunisian public health sectors.
Mohammed Karim Boukhssass31 December 2020
The epidemiological situation will continue to deteriorate at multiple levels. This is evidenced in the ever-rising number of cases, which reinforces fears of the collapse of the national health system.
Yasmina Abouzzohour23 December 2020
Morocco’s experience in addressing the economic fallout from #COVID-19 illustrates many of the economic challenges that middle-income countries are facing and the fiscal limitations they confront.
Loukili Youness10 November 2020
Although Morocco declared a state of health emergency in real time, it remains unprepared to face the challenges threatening public health
Maha Ghazi2 November 2020
Heavy security presence on the streets, restricted transport movement, limited economic and social activities, internationally extremist narrative shifting to cyberspace and increasing media focus on health issues led to a decline in the dismantling of terrorist cells during the lockdown
Mohammed Karim Boukhssass13 October 2020
Despite the significant decline in the number of illegal immigrants to Europe, which decreased due to the health emergency, the irregular migration for those coming from sub-Saharan Africa has not decreased in spite of the restrictions imposed on inter-city movement
MIPA Institute7 September 2020
Moroccans and Quarantine: General satisfaction and cautious optimism
