24 May 2021 – With the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health, the Lebanese Order of Midwives launched the first training of a series of training targeting midwives operating private clinics in Lebanon. The workshop was attended by 12 midwives working in Beirut and Mount Lebanon.

26 November 2020 - A collaborative initiative between the Lebanese army and the Ministry of Public Health, supported by WHO, has created a comprehensive database for COVID-19 cases in Lebanon.

14 October 2020 – The Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with WHO and UNICEF, announced today the beginning of the second phase of the national measles and polio immunization campaign.

30 September 2020 – On 29 September WHO launched the reconstruction initiative to rebuild the Ministry of Public Health's Central Drug Warehouse in Qarantina, which was destroyed by the 4 August port blast. Following the explosion in Beirut, WHO in coordination with UNICEF and the Ministry of Public Health, transferred all vaccines and...

A national Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) coordination taskforce is working on the RCCE response planning and implementation of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the post-blast phase to identify priority actions, create messages and strategies, and coordinate work on the ground to avoid duplication, and share best practices and...

31 August 2020 - The Beirut port blast on 4 August ripped a city to shreds and reopened old wounds for a fragile population already facing civil unrest, an ongoing socio-economic crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The blast killed more than 178 people, left more than 6,500 injured, 300,000 people homeless, and severely damaged critical health...

Beirut port blast Emergency strategic response plan, August–December 2020On 4 August 2020, a major explosion in main port of Beirut reaped devastating consequences on the city and its people, leaving over 170 reported deaths, more than 6500 injured, and displacing approximately 300 000 people. The blast also left approximately 120 patients in...

23 August 2020 – Two weeks after the explosion that damaged several areas of Beirut, Qaratina Public Hospital is still reeling from the damage. The hospital is located a few hundred metres from the epicentre of the blast and is one of 3 hospitals in the area that were totally...

16 August 2020 – Ten days after the Beirut blast killed hundreds, injured thousands, and devastated homes, businesses, and other infrastructure, Sister Nicolas Akiki, general director, sits in her office on the ground floor of the destroyed Rosary Sisters Hospital. The private, non-profit facility is located Wardiyah, just a few hundred meters...