1 April 2018 – The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced on the 26 March its decision to expand its service coverage to palliative care services inside and outside hospitals through a ministerial decree. Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with...

WHO Representative Dr Iman Shankiti addresses attendees of the...

Students took part in a simulation of WHO's World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of WHO which is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by WHO's Executive Board 29 January 2019 – From 25 to 27 January 2019, Saint Joseph University, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public...

1 November 2018 – “The American University of Beirut’s successful tobacco-free initiative shows that with political will, backed by evidence and committed teamwork, it is possible to implement world-standard tobacco control measures in Lebanon”, said AUB president Dr Fadlo Khuri, awardee of the World No Tobacco Day prize for 2018. The WHO country...

The new guide launched by WHO and the National Mental Health Programme will be presented to psychologists and neurologists in a series of orientation sessionsWHO and the National Mental Health Programme at the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon have launched the “Guide for the rational prescription of medications for priority mental and...

10 October 2018 – Dr Iman Shankiti, WHO Representative for Lebanon, had a courtesy visit to H.E Mr Wang Kejian, Ambassador of China in Lebanon, on Monday 8 October 2018. During the meeting, Dr Shankiti presented materials produced by WHO Lebanon funded through the contributions received in earlier years from the People’s Republic of China. H.E....

29 May 2018 – Despite the availability of a safe, effective and free vaccine in the primary health care centres and dispensaries, Lebanon remains endemic to measles virus (genotype D8) and outbreaks are expected periodically every 4 to 5 years. Measles outbreaks pose a serious challenge to the global WHO elimination efforts. Data show an...

Samira Hussein Yehya from Tebnin High School shows off her winning entry with Dr Gabriele Riedner, WHO Representative to Lebanon7 May 2018 – Samira Hussein Yehya from Tebnin High School today received a certificate of merit, signed by the WHO Regional Director, and an award from Dr Gabriele Riedner, WHO Representative to Lebanon. Samira was one...

Front row: Dr Jaouad Mahjour, acting WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Mr Ghassan Hasbani, H.E. the Minister of Public Health, Dr Fadlo Khuri, President, American University of Beirut. Back row: Dr Gabriele Riedner, WHO Representative, Dr Walid Ammar, Director-General of Health, Professor Iman Nuwayhid, Dean Faculty of Health...

WHO cholera risk assessment mission, informal settlement of Syrian refugees, Bekaa, Lebanon. Photo credit: WHO/O. Maher WHO, while engaging with health partners in all aspects of the health sector response, will focus its support on filling service gaps (primarily medications), improving service delivery and on building capacity of health system...