This is Beirut, 01/02 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After more than a month of protests, employees at Rafik Hariri Governmental University Hospital have suspended their open sit-in and will resume work on Monday, February 3, 2025. The decision follows the receipt of the December 2024 salary and a partial payment of their current dues. In a statement, the Employees' Committee expressed gratitude to ...
This is Beirut, 18/01 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Firas Abiad Marjayoun Hospitals
Caretaker Minister of Health Firass Abiad announced that a plan to rebuild and rehabilitate public hospitals damaged by the war is being developed in collaboration with the World Bank. The plan primarily targets public hospitals in Marjayoun, Beit Lif, Shebaa, Sarafand and Tyre. On Saturday morning, Abiad visited the government hospital in ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Firas Abiad Rafi Hariri hospital
Employees of the Rafic Hariri University Governmental Hospital protested in front of the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday, demanding overdue wages and accountability in hospital administration. They urged Caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad to “honor decrees and pay dues to employees who risked their lives during the COVID-19 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-11-10 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Public Health Firas Abiad reassured the public on Sunday that Lebanon has an adequate stock of medicine for at least four months. Speaking with local channel LBCI, Abiad confirmed that “there is no shortage of medicines, and for each medication, there is an alternative available on the market.” Abiad explained that ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-05 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Firas Abiad Russia Aid Humanitarian
A Russian plane carrying 20 tons of medical aid arrived on Tuesday morning at the military base of Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport. The aid was received by the caretaker Minister of Public Health, Firas Abiad, in the presence of Russian Ambassador Alexander Rodakov and the chairman of the parliamentary Health Committee, MP Bilal ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert warned that the deadly cycle of violence in Lebanon is expanding, “leaving more devastation and suffering.” In a statement issued on Friday, she said that Lebanon is facing “a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions,” focusing on the increase in civilian ...
Nadia Hallak, 2024-10-21 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As the sounds of war reached the doors of Beirut’s southern suburbs weeks ago, the Lebanese people’s concerns over their "medicine security" heightened, leading many to rush to stockpile as many medications as possible. They fear shortages or being unable to secure their needs if the war dragged on. The Lebanese people do not want to repeat ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-18 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Firas Abiad, caretaker Minister of Public Health, emphasized that the stock of medications for chronic diseases is sufficient for at least four to five months. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, he emphasized that Middle East Airlines is prioritizing health matters and ensuring secure imports, with aid allocated to Lebanon for chronic ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-21 16:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
76 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Hezbollah this week. The Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center issued a further update on the death toll from the Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs yesterday, indicating that the number of victims had risen to thirty-seven. A few hours earlier, caretaker Minister of Public ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-26 20:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Public Health Dr. Firas Abiad held a press meeting on Wednesday about the public health emergency plan and the Ministry's preparations in case of an escalation of Israeli attacks on south Lebanon or other Lebanese areas. Dr. Abiad explained that the Ministry of Public Health, despite its meager resources, launched the plan ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-22 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Health, Firas Abiad, assured on Friday that the new Finance Law has made it possible to increase the rates of medical tariffs insured by the Ministry. “These tariffs are approaching 80% to 100% of those that prevailed before the economic and financial crisis (of 2019),” said the minister at a press conference, adding ...