The ongoing conflict in Lebanon has sharply intensified, leading to widespread civilian casualties and severe damage to healthcare infrastructure. This escalation has caused a surge in deaths, trauma cases, displacement and major disruptions to essential health services. Lebanon’s already fragile healthcare system – strained by economic collapse and a large refugee population – is now being subject to further, rapid degradation.

WHO continues to support Lebanon with a large-scale emergency response to health by strengthening leadership and coordination for the response to the public health emergency; providing life-saving trauma and emergency care; ensuring the continuity of essential health services; and strengthening disease surveillance and outbreak control measures.

WHO flash appeal Lebanon humanitarian response: October 2024-March 2024