Launch of National Mental Health Strategy for Lebanon 2024–2030

Public health minister, WHO representative and the Step-by-Step team from the National Mental Health Pogramme, receiving the 2023 UN Interagency Award for noncommunicable diseases prevention and control and mental health. Photo credit MOPH Lebanon.

30 June 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – The National Mental Health Strategy for Lebanon 2024–2030 has been officially launched by Lebanon’s National Mental Health Programme, in collaboration with WHO Lebanon and with support from Agence française de développement.

Building back better: mental health training in Lebanon for emergency preparedness

4 June 2024 – In emergency contexts, almost all people affected will experience some sort of psychological distress. Most of them will improve over time. But people with severe mental disorders are especially vulnerable in emergency settings.