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Medications for Lebanon’s vulnerable
27 April 2020 – In a makeshift settlement in the Beqaa region of Lebanon, Syrian refugees live through the cold winters in tents or unfinished concrete buildings. Ghazi, a 32-year-old refugee, fled Syria with his family 5 years ago. He has no money for medicine if one of his 4 small children becomes sick. Fortunately, free primary health care...
The Ministry of Information partners with WHO, UNICEF and UNDP to counter the spread of COVID-19 misinformation in Lebanon
Beirut, 22 April 2020 – As the Lebanese government battles the COVID-19 pandemic, a dangerous epidemic of misinformation has been circulating through different communication channels and in communities since the beginning of the outbreak preventing people to heed official health warnings. To counter the growing scourge of fake news, the Ministry...
WHO Lebanon leads health working group on COVID-19 outbreak
In light of the current international coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and following the confirmation of cases in Lebanon, a health working group coordination meeting on preparedness and response was held on Tuesday 03 March, at WHO premises. The meeting revolved around discussions on the latest COVID-19 updates with focus on international and...
WHO team assesses preparedness activities at the Rafic El Hariri International Airport
17 February 2020 – As part of its support to the preparedness activities of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), WHO conducted an assessment visit to the Rafic El Hariri International Airport Beirut as the main point of entry in Lebanon, to check on the preparedness activities undertaken on its premises. WHO...
The Ministry of Public Health and the Lebanese Pediatric Society urge parents to get their children vaccinated against measles
17 February 2020 – The Ministry of Public Health, along with the Lebanese Pediatric Society, WHO and UNICEF, is very concerned about certain misconceptions expressed by parents on social media platforms following December's measles vaccination campaign.The only way to protect a child against measles is vaccination. Since it began in early 2018, the...
No cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) yet reported in Lebanon
No cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have yet been reported in Lebanon. However, the Ministry of Public Health remains extremely vigilant in the early detection of any case, as per the requirements of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). The WHO country office in Lebanon is supporting and working closely with the Ministry of...
WHO and Tripoli municipality organize workshop on waste management
29 January 2020 – In the drive to create cleaner and more environmentally-friendly cities, the WHO country office in Lebanon, in collaboration with the Municipality of Tripoli, conducted a training of trainers workshop on 23 January 2020 on solid waste management with a focus on sorting and recycling practices. Around 45 volunteers, including...
Kuwait donates US$ 4.6 million for measles campaign targeting over 900 000 children
23 December 2019 Many thanks to the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development for the generous donation of US$ 4.6 million in support of the national campaign that aims to halt measles transmission in Lebanon. The first phase of the immunization campaign is ongoing until 31 December 2019 and is targeting over 300 000 children, covering Akkar, North and...
WHO ensures measles campaign reaches border villages
18 December 2019 – On 16 December the vaccination team immunizing children carried out the campaign in the border village of Tfeil. The national measles campaign carried out by the Ministry of Public Health, with the support of WHO and UNICEF, covers the areas of Akkar, North, and Baalbeck-Hermel governorates and will run until 22 December 2019. The...
Nearly 1 million children to be immunized against measles in Lebanon
6 December 2019 – The Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with WHO and UNICEF, announced today the beginning of the national drive to fight the ongoing measles outbreak in Lebanon. Since onset in early 2018, the outbreak has spread to all 8 governorates, accounting for more than 2000 reported cases, most among children under-10 years of...
