Lebanon has faced a complex humanitarian and health crisis in recent years, driven by escalating conflict, population displacement, and economic collapse. Since October 2023, hostilities in the country have caused widespread damage to health infrastructure, disrupted the provision of essential services and increased humanitarian needs. Generating relevant, current evidence and documenting lessons learned from responding to the crises is essential to inform future preparedness and evidence-informed decision-making in the country and across the region.
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is proposing a special issue of the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (EMHJ) on the response to the health and humanitarian crises in Lebanon.
Types of manuscripts expected
Manuscripts for this special issue can be developed and submitted as original research articles, short research communication, reviews, reports, commentaries, letters to the editor, and policy briefs addressing the impact of the crises in Lebanon on healthcare. Among others, manuscripts should focus on any of the following priority areas:
- Health systems preparedness, emergency response and resilience, including health sector coordination and governance, emergency operations, sustaining essential health services, workforce capacity and protection, surveillance, and early warning and outbreak preparedness.
- Humanitarian health service delivery, including immunisation and vaccine delivery, primary health care access for displaced populations and host communities, mental health and psychosocial support, and equitable access for vulnerable populations.
- Community engagement and public health interventions, including risk communication, trust-building, use of operational research and real-time data, and translating lessons into policy and
- Health financing, logistics and supply chain management and health system sustainability for continuity of care under crisis conditions.
Submission information
- Interested authors should submit their manuscripts through the Editorial Manager at: https://www2.cloud.editorialmanager.com/emhj/.
- Manuscripts must comply with the “Information for authors” available at: https://www.emro.who.int/emh-journal/authors/
- Manuscripts should focus on public health issues and offer system-level, policy-relevant work, and should not be clinical.
- Please indicate in your submission that the manuscript is for consideration for the special issue on LESSONS FROM THE RESPONSE TO HEALTH AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN LEBANON
