Acknowledgments

This assessment is based on interviews conducted in Lebanon from October to December 2007 using the Transparency assessment developed by WHO. The author thanks all concerned officials of the Ministry of Health, especially those from the Department of Import & Export of Medicines, Inspection & other Pharmaceutical Departments at the Ministry of Health. A special thank you also goes to people who accepted to be interviewed from the private sector, academia, and international; organizations, for their participation and their time.