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WHO procures medical equipment for primary health care centres

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Boxes of medical supplies delivered to the MoPHBoxes of medical supplies delivered to the Ministry of Public HealthBeirut, 18 December 2014 – WHO procured around 7000 pieces of  medical equipment and clinic supplies to 180 primary health care centres across Lebanon, to reinforce the capacity of the Ministry of Public Health to deliver quality primary health care services with particular focus on comprehensive maternal and child health care.

The centres all over the country, especially in refugee concentrated areas, are facing an increased workload putting pressure on scarce resources. The increased demand for services is putting pressure on useable equipment leading to faster wear and tear.

The exhaustive list of medical equipment and supplies allows the Ministry to revitalize its primary health care programme in order to strengthen the capacity of these centres and enable access to a growing number of beneficiaries to basic health care services.

Provision was made possible with the generous contribution of the European Union under the Instrument for Stability project which is led by the Ministry of Public Health, funded by the European Union and implemented by the World Health Organization, in partnership with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees.