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Lebanon National Health Strategy-Vision 2030



Lebanon National Health Strategy – Vision 2030- Two Year Review
Lebanon National Health Strategy – Vision 2030- One Year Review

Introduction

In January 2023, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) launched its National Health Strategy: Vision 2030. Vision 2030 set out the framework for a sustained and modernized recovery of the health sector and intended to address the challenges of leading a burned-out health system. Through this strategy, and under the leadership of the MoPH, the different partners of the health sector joined efforts to respond to the escalating unmet health needs and participate in building a stronger, more resilient health system.

Over the past year, the National Health Strategy has made significant strides in enhancing the overall well-being of the population. The multifaceted approach has addressed key issues such as human resources shortage, challenged healthcare accessibility, and the massive gaps in health financing. Despite the multiple predicaments in the country, including the ongoing war and hostilities; the economic collapse and financial meltdown; the extended refugee crisis with its associated increased demand for scarce health resources; and disease outbreaks such as cholera; the health sector remained steady, and determined in achieving progress across the objectives outlined in the National Health Strategy. The National Health Strategy’s commitment to fostering advanced governance and financing mechanisms, investing in essential public health functions, strengthening primary healthcare, capacitating human resources, and embracing digital health technologies is expected to result in an advanced, more equitable, more inclusive, and more sustainable healthcare delivery.(Read More...)
 
Lebanon National Health Strategy: Vision 2030
 
Executive Summary

Lebanon is passing through one of the most severe and complex crises in its recent history, caused by the interplay of political turbulence, socioeconomic meltdown, and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. Regionally, conflict and instability continue to result in the influx of refugees, which constitute now around one third of the Lebanese population.

The intertwined crises Lebanon has been suffering from unmasked the effects of pre-existing health system inefficiencies, including the predominance of tertiary care over preventive and primary care; a weakened public health sector; a pluralistic financing system; and a supply-induced demand with unsustainable and unrealistic expectations. The synergistic effects of these crises amplified the malfunctioning of a disrupted health system, rendering a system notorious for its resilience at the verge of a breakdown. As a result, the ability to respond to the increased needs of a growing population was deterred. Equitable access to care was exceptionally difficult for people with vulnerabilities. Worsening in health outcomes was noted at many fronts: life expectancy, maternal mortality, under 5 mortality, and childhood vaccination. Previously forgotten diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, and most recently cholera re-emerged, and the health gains of previous years have started to fade away.

The multifaceted crisis has also severely impacted access to and utilization of healthcare services. The percentage of households with difficulty accessing health care rose from 25% to 36% within around 4 months during the year 2020. Hospitalizations, particularly for surgeries, diminished by 30% in 2021, and the average monthly hospitalization days decreased by 25%. The cost of treatments, medical consultations, or transportation to health facilities have become prohibitive to many, resulting in delayed presentation of patients for medical attention, who at many times presented with decompensated or non-salvageable conditions. Duly, challenged access to specialized healthcare was coupled with an exponential increased demand on the services provided by the Primary Health Care Network. With crisis, an opportunity has emerged for repositioning primary health care as a gateway for affordable, quality promotive, preventive, and primary health services, and for moving closer towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.

The recent drain of human resources particularly those with high competencies and specialization has become an increasing concern, with more than 20% of nurses and around 40% of doctors having already left the country. Additionally, the layoffs, salary cuts and closures of pharmacies and the reduced activities of hospitals which accompanied the economic crisis, deleteriously affected the healthcare workforce. This shortage in qualified human resources endangered the quality and availability of health care services.

The pharmaceutical sector was also hit hard by the crisis. In 2020, the government’s policy of relying on external sources for medications and medical supplies, coupled the economic crisis, led to drops in imports, resulting in severe market shortages. This has paved the way to hoarding, smuggling, black market practices, and the entry of illegal, low-quality drugs and supplies into the country.(Read More...)


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ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
N06DA52 MEXAZIL XR 28/10 G Memantine HCl - 28mg, Donepezil HCl - 10mg Capsule 4,333,444 L.L
M03BC51 MUSCEROL 3 G Paracetamol - 450mg, Orphenadrine citrate - 35mg, Ibuprofen - 200mg Tablet, film coated 593,850 L.L
A12CC MAGNE B6 B Pyridoxine HCl - 5mg, Magnesium lactate dihydrate - 470mg Tablet, coated 365,525 L.L
N06DA52 MEXAZIL XR 14/10 G Memantine HCl - 14mg, Donepezil HCl - 10mg Capsule 3,432,174 L.L
A12CC MAGNE B6 B Pyridoxine HCl - 5mg, Magnesium lactate dihydrate - 470mg Tablet, coated 365,525 L.L
A12CC MAVIT G Magnesium - 100mg, Pyridoxine HCl - 10mg Tablet 654,003 L.L
N02CC04 MAXALT B Rizatriptan (benzoate) - 10mg Tablet 439,436 L.L
A03E MEPHIGASTRYL G Belladone powder - 0.005g, Magnesium hydroxide - 0.1g, Meprobamate - 0.1g, Prochlorperazine maleate - 0.01g Capsule 296,925 L.L
C07DA06 MODUCREN B Amiloride HCl - 2.5mg, Timolol (maleate) - 10mg, Hydrochlorothiazide - 25mg Tablet 915,093 L.L
G03AA09 MARVELON B Ethinylestradiol - 0.03mg, Desogestrel - 0.15mg Tablet 319,835 L.L
G03AB03 MICROGYNON '30' B Ethinylestradiol - 0.03mg, Levonorgestrel - 0.15mg Tablet, sugar coated 145,135 L.L
D02AF METHYL SALICYLATE COMPOUND UNGUENTUM G Methylsalicylate - 4.5g/30g, Menthol - 1.8g/30g Ointment 165,101 L.L
S03CA04 MYCICORT G Hydrocortisone acetate - 5mg, Neomycin sulfate - 5mg Drops suspension 166,381 L.L
L04AX07 MAROVAREX G Dimethyl Fumarate - 240mg Capsule, hard, gastro-resistant 60,848,734 L.L
B05BB02 MIXTE SIMPLE (2) G Sodium chloride - 0.9g/100ml, Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 182,720 L.L
B05BB02 MIXTE SIMPLE (2) G Sodium chloride - 0.9g/100ml, Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 207,894 L.L
R05FB02 MUCUS RELIEF DM G Dextromethorphan HBr - 20mg, Guaifenesin - 400mg Tablet 413,903 L.L
R05X MUCOTAL PROMETHAZINE G Promethazine HCl - 2.5mg/5ml, Carbocysteine - 100mg/5ml Syrup 243,172 L.L
B05BB02 MIXTE SIMPLE (1) G Sodium chloride - 0.45g/100ml, Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 182,720 L.L
B05BB02 MIXTE SIMPLE (1) G Sodium chloride - 0.45g/100ml, Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 205,933 L.L
R06AA52 MENTEX G Diphenhydramine HCl - 12.5mg/5ml, Dextrometorphan HBr - 15mg/5ml, Pseudoephedrine HCl - 30mg/5ml Syrup 323,866 L.L
N01BB53 MEDICAINE 2% WITH ADRENALINE G Mepivacaine HCl - 36mg/1.8ml, Epinephrine (tartrate) - 0.032mg/1.8ml Injectable solution 1,652,926 L.L
S01EB02 MIOSTAT STERIL INTRAOCULAR B Carbachol - 0.01% 0.01% Solution 8,117,591 L.L
G03CA03 MONTADIOL G Estradiol - 0.01% 0.01% Cream 1,105,982 L.L
D07AC13 METASONE G Mometasone furoate - 0.1% 0.1% Cream 335,321 L.L
D07AC13 METASONE G Mometasone furoate - 0.1% 0.1% Lotion 239,332 L.L
D03AX MEBO B ?-sitosterol - 0.25% 0.25% Ointment 760,615 L.L
L04AA42 MAYZENT B Siponimod - 0.25mg 0.25mg Tablet, film coated 15,102,158 L.L
L04AA42 MAYZENT B Siponimod - 0.25mg 0.25mg Tablet, film coated 124,258,444 L.L
G04CA02 MINGO G Tamsulosin - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule 673,201 L.L
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