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WHO mission asseses Lebanon's preparedness for Ebola
Minister of Public Health Wael Abu Faour demonstrates a heat scanner at the airport in BeirutBeirut, December 10 - A recent mission of the World Health Organization (WHO) took place from 8 to 10 December 2014 to Lebanon, to assess the country’s preparedness and readiness measures for Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. The mission was a good...
WHO procures medical equipment for primary health care centres
Boxes 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...
WHO provides more than 100 000 insulin vials to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health
The medications will serve around 500 insulin dependent diabetic patients in needBeirut, 14 November, 2014 – WHO provided more than 100 000 insulin vials to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. The medications will serve around 500 insulin dependent diabetic patients in need, benefiting from the Ministry of Public Health essential medications...
Ministry of Public Health launches national polio immunization campaign to prevent polio resurgence in Lebanon
Children under five will receive the vaccine free regardless of nationalityBeirut, 14 October 2014 – The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with WHO, UNICEF and humanitarian partners launched a national polio immunization campaign at a press conference held at the Lebanese Order of Physicians. The campaign is part of the crucial national...
WHO provides medications for leishmania outbreak
Leishmania can produce permanent disfiguring scarsBeirut, 2 October, 2014 – WHO Lebanon has provided 10 000 ampoules of Glucantime to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health in response to the ongoing outbreak of leishmania. As of October 2014, the surveillance system at the Ministry of Public Health has detected 1383 cases of cutaneous...
WHO supports launch of the Mother and Child Health Care initiative
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...
WHO supports launch of national hepatitis awareness campaign
Beirut, August 21, 2014 – The Ministry of Public Health and the national hepatitis programme launched in collaboration with the Lebanese Order of Physicians, the Lebanese Society of Gastroenterology, the Lebanese Society for Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (LSIDCM), Roche Lebanon and WHO Lebanon the 2014 national hepatitis awareness...
Emergency operations centre established in view of current public health risks
The emergency operations centre will be a hub for operations in Lebanon during public health emergencies using state-of-the-art information technology.Beirut, 8 July 2014 – The Lebanese Minister of Public Health Wael Abu Faour launched the newly established emergency operations centre supported by WHO at the Rafiq Hariri governmental hospital. In...
WHO steps up preparedness for diarrhoeal disease epidemics among Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Efforts have been stepped up to improve public health preparedness to mitigate the risk of cholera and other epidemic diarrhoeal diseases throughout the country, particularly in areas where large numbers of unregistered Syrian refugees are living in overcrowded conditions.Beirut, 9 July 2014 – WHO has stepped up epidemic preparedness efforts in...
WHO provides vehicles to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health
Beirut, 2 July – WHO Lebanon has provided the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health with 13 vehicles with the support of the Kuwaiti emergency fund. The vehicles are intended to support the network of primary health care centres, the surveillance programme, and the communicable diseases and tuberculosis control programmes. Threats to public health...
