WHO will continue to support the Ministry of Public Health and people of Lebanon by:
- Filling acute gaps in medications: more than 550 000 patients are receiving acute and chronic treatment.
- Maintaining access to essential health care through its support to 12 public hospitals with equipment, supplies, recruitment of more than 620 nursing staff, training and reimbursement of intensive care for uninsured vulnerable individuals, contributing towards the doubling of public sector hospitalization capacity.
- Bridge humanitarian support towards sustainable development, including integration of primary health packages of care.
- Adopt innovative approaches during the COVID-19 response where selected major public hospitals have been twinned with private academic hospitals aiming at improving and standardizing COVID-19 and critical care practices.
WHO remains committed to continuing our immediate, lifesaving work in Lebanon, while also planning for longer term strategies for health. We count on the support of all stakeholders, so that together, we can take Lebanon from its current crisis to a future in which all Lebanese can enjoy health as a basic human right.
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Statement by WHO Regional Director at WHO press briefing on Afghanistan and Lebanon
