Often times, when someone is diagnosed with a chronic illness, whether it is a severe or mild one, the first thought that comes to mind is, “Only if I’ve acted …
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Economics & PolicyLebanese Healthcare
Polio: Steering Lebanon away from the brink
by Joe Dyke & Tiziana Cauliby Joe Dyke & Tiziana CauliIn the middle part of the last decade, religious figures in Nigeria brought a halt to polio vaccination campaigns in much of the north of the country. Unsurprisingly, an outbreak …
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It seems the more mankind evolves and moves forward rapidly, the more it is slows down and finds merit in the teachings of the past. This is especially true when …
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The Lebanese American University (LAU) has had considerable medical ambitions for some time. From acquiring the Rizk Hospital five years ago and transforming it into the University Medical Center — …
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One in four people in Lebanon suffer from at least one mental health issue in their lifetime. This figure was among the findings of the latest comprehensive scientific study, by …
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Not every hospital has a valet service, a five-star hotel feel and state-of-the-art technology. To continue attracting local and regional patients through its lobby — with a large piano in …
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Lebanon’s economy and its healthcare sector may be struggling with a crisis, but private diagnostic centers and laboratories are doing just fine. Facilitated by the fact that there is no …
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“I don’t know how no public hospitals have shut down until now. I am very surprised they are all still open.” So says Walid Ammar, director general of Lebanon’s Ministry …