Dr Nelson Olim presents the proposed trauma referral pathway to key health partners at the public health emergency operations centre at the Ministry of Public Health. Photo credit: WHO/S. Khare 27 November 2023, Beirut, Lebanon – A mass casualty event is when a large number of people are wounded at the same time. Such a high volume of patients,...

19 November 2023, Beirut, Lebanon – On 16 November 2023, Lebanon’s Minister of Public Health Dr Firass Abiad briefed ambassadors, heads of United Nations (UN) agencies and other officials from the international community on the country’s health emergency readiness and response plan. The Ministry of Public Health and WHO co-organized the briefing in...

16 November 2023, Beirut, Lebanon – In response to increasing cross-border hostilities, WHO has released a flash appeal for readiness and response in...

14 November 2023, Beirut, Lebanon – With fighting ongoing at Lebanon’s southern border, the country is preparing its health facilities for the risk that hostilities may expand. A public health emergency operations centre has been activated by the Ministry of Public Health with WHO support, so that the Lebanese health sector is coordinated and efficient...

Beirut, 17 July 2023 – The Ambassador of Italy to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardiere, together with the Minister of Public Health, Dr Firass Abiad, today visited the Ministry of Public Health’s central drug warehouse in Karantina, accompanied by the WHO Representative in Lebanon, Dr Abdinasir Abubakar, as part of the Italian Government’s ongoing support...

21 May 2023, Beirut, Lebanon – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region organized in Beirut 2 back-to-back regional consultative meetings. The first consultation was held on 15 and 16 May 2023 and focused on the development of guidelines on vitamin D. The second consultation was held on 17 and 18 May 2023 and focused on the...

Beirut, 18 April 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) in Lebanon has today celebrated its 75th anniversary and World Health Day, as a beacon of hope, resilience and progress in advancing the country's public health and humanitarian efforts. To mark the occasion, WHO held a ceremony at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut under the patronage and in...

5 April 2023 – The Minister of Public Health Dr Firass Abiad signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Task Force for Global Health represented by PIVI Director Dr Joseph Bresee in the presence of WHO team lead Dr Alissar Rady and Dr Rania Attia. The MOU marks the start of Lebanon’s eligibility to become a PIVI (Partnership for...

People in need: 2.3 million People targeted: 1.3 million People in need of health assistance: 1.3 million Requirements (US$): 59.2 million Context Lebanon has seen a series of exceptionally severe and compounded crises over the past two years, including the Beirut port explosion, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial and economic collapse and...

7 March 2023 – WHO Representative in Lebanon Dr Abdinasir Abubakar took part in the launching of the national colorectal cancer Awareness and Screening Campaign at Ministry of Public Health organized by SAID NGO to mark the Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Health Minister Firass Abiad and participants from different health and medical...