27 January 2025 – During a recent field mission to south Lebanon, the first of its kind following the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, a team from the WHO country office visited areas that had been hard hit by conflict. The mission visited Jabal Amel Hospital, the Tyre Union of Municipalities and two primary health care centres of the Amel...

19 December 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – Ahmad, a father of 3, recently faced a critical health crisis that nearly cost him his life. After experiencing sudden chest pains he was rushed to a private hospital where doctors discovered a 99% blockage in his left artery, a serious condition that could have been fatal without immediate intervention. The...

31 October 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – On the afternoon of 17 September, despite the chaos that ensued following the explosion of pagers that resulted in over 3000 severe injuries, emergency rooms in Beirut’s hospitals functioned seamlessly. About 2800 victims were transported to medical facilities as the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre...

17 October 2024 — On 16 October, the Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon confirmed a cholera case, highlighting the escalating health risks amidst ongoing conflict. The case was identified in Akkar governorate in the north of the country, marking the first case since the October 2022-June 2023 outbreak was declared over. Authorities are...

23 October 2024, Beirut – Recognizing the critical need for effective logistics and supplies management, the World Health Organization (WHO) organized a one-day comprehensive training session for the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) warehouse management teams in Lebanon. This initiative is part of WHO’s efforts to strengthen and digitalize supply chain...

15 October 2024, Beirut/Cairo - Since the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon on 17 September 2024, WHO has verified 23 attacks on health care in Lebanon that have led to 72 deaths and 43 injuries among health workers and patients. Fifteen incidents impacted health facilities, while 13 impacted health transport. Hospitals in...

14 October 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – Mahmoud Sabra is the senior logistics and supplies officer at WHO’s Country Office in Lebanon. He joined the WHO team in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when logistical support was one of the main pillars of the response and has since worked through a series of emergencies including the Beirut blast in...

1 October 2024 – Health workers in Lebanon are facing challenging circumstances as they confront death and destruction on a personal and professional level. Lebanon’s health system has been thrust into crisis following the explosion of message-receiving devices on 17 and 18 September, and the events that followed. Dr Fathalla Fattouh, Thoracic Surgeon...

Pager fragments from blast injuries. Photo credit WHO.26 September 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – How does a country reeling from socioeconomic and internal and external political shocks prepare for an acute health emergency? Lebanon may provide an answer. On 17 September 2024, at 15:30 local time, message-receiving devices (pagers) began to explode...

Children gather during the OCV vaccination campaign in Qolayaat, Akkar. Photo credit: WHO Lebanon23 UN Interagency Award for noncommunicable diseases prevention and control and mental health. Photo credit MOPH Lebanon. 10 September 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – On 19 August, the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon announced the launch of a preemptive...