The ‘good society’, in a connected world, is one that provides a framework for people to realize their potential in a meaningful and dignified manner. Steps toward this society, and …
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Economics & Policy
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Arab states have failed to successfully translate their material wealth into human welfare, according to a new study by the United Nations (UN). Were it a school report card it …
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On a brisk spring day last month in the Tunis, one could have been forgiven for thinking the revolution was still in full swing. Stepping out of a hotel onto …
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Still searching for power Yet another plan to resolve Lebanon’s chronic electricity shortage is on the ropes, thanks to political squabbling. While visiting Lebanon late last month, Georgian Prime Minister …
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The last century heralded a dramatic upsurge in healthcare costs in Lebanon. An aging population, the transformation of acute diseases to chronic ones and the innovation gap in pharmaceutical drug …
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“Do I look like someone who has cancer?” That was what my 23-year-old brother said when ‘The Big C’ took a hold of him. He was diagnosed in November 2011 …
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Between rising air pollution, contaminated food, and indoor smoking, cancer in Lebanon is becoming more common and more expensive. While consolidated numbers do not exist, there are some good signposts …
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On the occasion of Mother’s Day last month, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) launched a campaign to encourage Lebanese women to check for cervical cancer. Easily treatable when detected …
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Cancer rates in Lebanon are rising and the illness has, or will, touch the lives of virtually everyone in the country. They are a lucky few that do not have …
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Cancer is everyone’s disease. At some point or another it enters nearly every home society. It can devastate patients and their families, not just emotionally, but financially as well. It …