Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is contributing to the national vaccination campaign against cholera launched by the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health’s by vaccinating people in Arsal, Akkar, Tripoli and Baalbak – Hermel in the north and northeast of Lebanon where most cholera cases are registered in the country. 600,000 cholera vaccine doses received by […]
Country and Region: Lebanon
Northern Lebanon: people of Wadi Khaled have to choose between feeding their kids or taking them to the doctor
Lebanon’s crisis exacerbates the hardships of a neglected community.
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Lebanon: Healthcare System disintegrates as political vacuum persist
Dwindling supplies of fuel and medicine mean that Lebanon’s healthcare system is rapidly disintegrating as the country – which has been without a government for a year now – grapples with one of the worst economic crises in the world. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are directly experiencing the consequences of the system’s […]
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Lebanon: MSF participating in COVID-19 vaccination efforts for the most vulnerable populations across the country
MSF started vaccinating elderly people and medical personnel in nursing homes against COVID-19 in March 2021.
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Lebanon: Overlapping crises increase needs and worsen access to care
Since late 2019, Lebanon has been grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades, social unrest and political turmoil. On top of that, and following the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of 2020, a major explosion tore through the capital, Beirut, in August. These overlapping crises have exacerbated people’s vulnerability and pushed […]
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Lebanon: Mental health needs support post-Beirut explosion
Two in three people seeking mental health support from MSF have symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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“The explosion did not distinguish between its victims and neither should the aid response”
An interview with Jonathan Whittall, former MSF emergency coordinator in Beirut and director of MSF’s Analysis Department.
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Lebanon: MSF teams providing medical and mental health support to most affect communities
A week after the devastating blast that took place in Beirut on August 4, 2020, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is carrying out an emergency response to provide medical support to the people most impacted by the explosion. MSF’s activities cover three main areas of intervention: wound care for people still suffering from injuries, continuity […]
COVID-19 MSF activities in Lebanon
MSF has launched activities in Lebanon to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming at increasing access to healthcare for vulnerable communities.
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Lebanon: Providing hospital care for vulnerable communities in Bar Elias
Recent protests in Lebanon have highlighted the growing economic challenges faced by people across the country. Although the situation has worsened considerably over recent months, these challenges have been felt for years by different sections of Lebanese society. Getting hold of affordable medical care, for instance, has long been a particular problem for vulnerable people […]
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