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WHO provides life-saving medicines to local health authorities
Beirut, Lebanon, 1 July 2014 – WHO has provided life-saving medicines, intravenous fluids and surgical supplies to support more than 500 000 people across Lebanon through agency-specific deliveries. With a concerned host population comprising 1.2 million inhabitants and more than 1 million displaced Syrian since the outburst of the Syrian crisis in...
Lebanon launches nationwide polio immunization campaign
Officials fear that the risks of under-immunization are not clearly understood by the publicBeirut, 10 April 2014 – As the threat of polio grows across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon today launched a national polio immunization campaign to prevent polio regaining a foothold in Lebanon after an absence of...
Improving health care services in Lebanon in the context of the Syrian crisis: the EU/IfS programme
One of the programme's objectives is to increase the capacity of primary health care centresLebanon has experienced an unprecedented influx of refugees due to the conflict in neighbouring Syria. This is putting a severe strain on the host communities and authorities. The Government of Lebanon estimates that 1.2 million Lebanese nationals are...
Preventing the re-introduction of poliomyelitis into Lebanon
Boxes of marker pens were delivered to the Ministry of Public Health quarantine warehouse for the polio campaign third roundBeirut, 10 March 2014 - Lebanon was certified as a country free of poliomyelitis by the Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication in 2002. The last indigenous poliomyelitis case was reported on 8 June 1994....
Lebanon announces third national polio immunization campaign within five months
Beirut, 5 March 2014 – The Ministry of Public Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF announce the launch of a third nationwide polio immunization campaign as part of the continued efforts to keep Lebanon’s children safe from polio. The six-day campaign, which starts on 10 March, aims to reach almost 600 000 children under the age...
Mental health training in the context of the Syrian crisis in Lebanon
20 February 2014 – Aiming at integrating mental health into primary health care, WHO Lebanon has conducted a series of training between November and December 2013 on the mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) which seeks to improve access and care to services for people with mental health disorders by integrating services for mental health...
Increasing health vulnerability with over 780 000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Dr Balladelli, WHO Regional Emergency Coordinator, with Marah, a Syrian refugee, at a refugee settlement in Tripoli, Lebanon 14 October 2013 - Since the outbreak of the crisis, Lebanon has seen its population rise by nearly one third. For over two years Syria’s neighbours have struggled to cope with the protracted influx of Syrian refugees....
More than half of the world’s refugees from the Region
To support national health authorities in countries hosting displaced populations, WHO works with UNHCR, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and other partners to ensure the provision of health services to refugees and host communities. Photo credit: Heba Aly/IRIN.2 July 2013 – More than 55% of the world’s refugee population come from...
Training course on medical management of exposure to toxic hazards
On 27 and 28 September 2013 WHO Lebanon held training sessions on the medical management of exposure to chemical, biological and nuclear hazards and the public health measures required to manage such risks. Phase 1 of the master training was held for 35 selected national staff members from the Ministry of Public Health, from private and public...
