Monkeypox strikes Lebanon
A recent returnee from abroad has been diagnosed with monkeypox, according to the Lebanon’s Health Ministry. According to the government, authorities are monitoring the person’s contacts. The first monkeypox case was reported in Israel and the United Arab Emirates in May, while hundreds and thousands of tourists are expected to flock...
Read morePossible Monkeypox Case in Lebanon
The Lebanon Health Ministry is on high alert for possible infection of Monkeypox creeping into the country. The health officials in Lebanon said in a statement on Wednesday that they are examining potential patients and keeping track of their contact information. Samples from the suspected monkeypox patients have been taken...
Read moreLebanon turns to traditional meds
Tripoli Ex-gymnastics instructor Mohammad Abadeen is now in charge of a small apothecary in northern Lebanon. Drug shortages and price increases have frustrated his customers. Colds, coughs, and stomach viruses are all treated using alternative or herbal medicine, which makes use of herbs, spices, and natural oils. In Tripoli, Abadeen is...
Read moreHepatitis spreads in Lebanon
Since last week, the Public Health Ministry of Lebanon has recorded 174 cases of Hepatitis A in Tripoli. The ministry is conducting laboratory tests to determine whether contaminated water is to blame for the infections. The North Lebanon Water Authority reports that Tripoli’s water is pure and free of contaminants. Yousef Bakhash,...
Read moreNew epidemic in North Lebanon
Tripoli has been plagued with jaundice for several weeks. The disease causes the bilirubin to accumulate in the blood and under the skin and in the eyes, causing yellowing of the skin and eyes. On Monday, Dr. Joe Salloum of the Pharmacists Syndicate declared a health emergency since the number of...
Read moreCrisis for healthcare workers
Nearly seventy-five per cent of Lebanon’s population is now living on less than $2 a day, as the country’s economy has gone into freefall since 2019. Health care and the economy are intertwined in Lebanon. As parents desperately seek help for their sick children outside one of Lebanon’s premier hospitals, beds...
Read moreDangerous crisis in Lebanon
Amin Salam told CNN’s Becky Anderson that Lebanon is the most vulnerable MENA state. In Salam’s opinion, the lack of wheat is a big issue. He claimed that Lebanon’s national reserves were exhausted by Beirut’s 2020 explosion. Because we’d been keeping wheat in private silos, this added to Lebanon’s difficulties. Russia...
Read moreLebanon with more vaccines from Phizer
Jordan and Lebanon will receive hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE over the next few months. On Monday, Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport received 100,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. UPS trucks bring donated doses to Rafic Hariri Hospital, Lebanon’s largest public hospital. The vaccine’s...
Read moreHealthcare crisis
Levant cities TRIPOLI and BEIRUT. El Rahi’s pregnancy is over. A 27-year-old lady with a herniated disk in Tripoli’s maternity hospital recalls difficulty obtaining medication. “It was pricier than I expected.” El Rahi won’t have children until her country’s economy stabilizes. Lebanon’s economy collapsed. Government and banks squandered the country’s cash...
Read moreCovid-19 struck health minister of Lebanon
The Lebanese health minister, Firas Abiad, has been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to his office. It was only after he returned to Lebanon from Geneva that Abiad’s PCR test came back positive. The number of COVID-19 infections in Lebanon has decreased significantly. In the last 24 hours, Lebanon reported 133 COVID-19 infections...
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