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Devaluation drama and hot money’s return: What happened with the pound’s historic plummet?
Mohamed Ezz and Reham al-Saadany | 'As long as there is more demand than supply, the price of the pound will continue to decrease.'
Q&A: Egypt’s emissions, the environment, and the relationship between air pollution and COVID-19
Beesan Kassab | The loudest voices in this area are not those of environmental scientists, but of investors
Q&A with anthropology professor Hania Sholkamy | On the need to rethink social spending as crisis response after COVID-19
Beesan Kassab | The pandemic exposed flaws in the way social protection is thought about in Egypt
As Egypt looks to ramp up vaccinations, some gain privileged access with favoritism coming into play
Rana Mamdouh | Sources say people have been getting vaccinated outside of the public system since before April
Vaccines and intellectual property: Some things we need to know
Multinationals and developed countries pressure developing nations not to issue compulsory licenses
2nd Astrazeneca doses delayed nationwide, sources say supplies short until Aug 11
Rana Mamdouh | The system for obtaining a travel vaccination certificate remains hard to navigate
In Sohag, COVID-19 goes rampant
Abdel Baset Ayash | "They focus on the central locations, and they don’t care about marginalized areas like ours"
Where does social protection spending stand in Egypt’s 2nd COVID-19 budget?
Beesan Kassab | The budget fails to meet the constitutionally mandated spending minimum for health and education.
MPs give nod to exempt Tahya Masr Fund, partners from ‘all future taxes’
Beesan Kassab and Rana Mamdouh | Other bodies that receive donations are required to disclose their assets and the funds they receive
 
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Opinion
Mohamed Gowaily
Social protection in Tunisia: An example of the decline of the welfare state
The question before us now is: How do individuals fit into social protection systems?
Adib Nehme
On social protection in COVID-19 times
This plague has largely acted as an acceleratory agent, aggravating already existing problems
Kenzie Azmi
Is a ban on wildlife trade the best way to prevent another pandemic?
Egypt is also a player in the global wildlife trade.
 
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News
Doctors: Expired Sinovac-Vacsera doses being used in Cairo COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Health Ministry fast-tracks COVID-19 booster shots
Egypt announces first 3 Omicron cases
New law on pandemics, epidemics grants govt powers to regulate private healthcare costs, introduces penalties for publishing false information about health affairs
Egypt ranks 5th worldwide in underreporting COVID-19 deaths according to World Bank report
Government compels public servants to receive COVID-19 vaccination or provide negative PCR test twice per week
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