The Ministry of Public Health with the European Union and in partnership with WHO supports health care services in Rashayya with the “Mother and Child Health Care” InitiativeBekaa, Rashayya, 19 September, 2014 – The Ministry of Public Health launched the “Mother and Child Health Care” initiative which aims to provide quality primary health care services to hundreds of mothers and children throughout Lebanon.
The initiative which was inaugurated at Rashayya Public Hospital, is part of the Instrument for Stability (IfS) Project “Conflict Reduction through Improving Healthcare Services for the vulnerable population in Lebanon”, funded by the European Union.
The "Mother and Child Health Care" initiative is led by the Ministry of Public Health and implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Makassed Philanthropic Organization.
In Rashayya, the project will capacitate four primary health care centres linked to the Rashayya Governmental Hospital with full health care services for non-insured pregnant women living in the area, including antenatal and delivery services in addition to child health care and vaccination for children up to 24 months of age.
