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Israel’s vaccine efforts are incomplete until they include Palestinians
Jan 15, 2021Yara M. Asi
Palestinians depend on Israel for lifesaving medical care not because of poverty but because of politics.
Policy Analysis
LevantGlobal Health and Health Policy
Another Test of Palestinian Sumud: COVID-19 in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem
Oct 27, 2020Yara M. Asi
As the world has endured the crushing outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past seven months, a common refrain often heard is that “the virus knows no bo…
Policy Analysis
North AfricaGlobal Health and Health Policy
North African Autocrats Use the Pandemic to Expand Power, Settle Scores
Sep 15, 2020Charles W. Dunne
Many months have passed since the novel coronavirus epidemic began, with wide-ranging and often devastating health, economic, and social ramifications. The pol…
Policy Analysis
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfGlobal Health and Health Policy
Migrant Workers’ Health and COVID-19 in GCC Countries
Jul 7, 2020Yara M. Asi
Yara M. Asi writes that poor health care provisions and crowded living conditions of migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have made them e…
Policy Analysis
Global Health and Health Policy
Do Arab Women Need Saving? The Health of Women in the Arab World
Jun 8, 2020Yara M. Asi
Yara M. Asi argues that the complexity of Arab women's lives necessitates powerful ways to protect their health and well-being that should be grounded in gende…
Video
Global Health and Health Policy
The Prospects for Developing an Effective Vaccine for COVID-19: When and How?
May 21, 2020
This webinar focuses on the prospects of developing a vaccine for the coronavirus and the expected time frame for it to become available for distribution to th…
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Global Health and Health Policy
The Prospects for Developing an Effective Vaccine for COVID-19: When and How?
May 21, 2020
On May 21, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held a virtual discussion with Ali I. Fattom to explore the prospects of developing a coronavirus vaccine and …
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Global Health and Health Policy
Coronavirus Contemplations
May 16, 2020Azmi Bishara
Having realised in our housebound isolation that this year there will be no spring for us – telling ourselves that this is at least better than losing whatever…
Video
Global Health and Health Policy
International Law, WHO, and COVID-19: The Politics of Global Pandemic Response
May 14, 2020
On May 13, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a virtual briefing titled “International Law, WHO, and COVID-19: The Politics of Global Pandemic Response.” H…
Video
Democracy and Governance
Arab Economies Post COVID-19: Prospects, Recovery Efforts, and Recommended Measures
May 13, 2020
On May 6, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan conducted an interview with Dr. Jihad Azour, Director of the International Monet…
Policy Analysis
EgyptDemocracy and Governance
Politics of COVID-19 in Egypt: Between Repression and Opportunism
May 12, 2020Khalil Al-Anani
The Egyptian regime's medical assistance to the United States and other countries during the coronavirus pandemic is meant to mollify international criticism o…
Policy Analysis
Democracy and Governance
Health Care in the Arab World: Outcomes of a Broken Social Contract
May 12, 2020Yara M. Asi
Yara M. Asi surveys the poor conditions of the Arab world's health care sector and writes that significant changes in efforts and resources should be prioritiz…