Since late 2019, Lebanon has been grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades, social unrest and political turmoil. On top of that, and following the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of 2020, a major explosion tore through the capital, Beirut, in August. These overlapping crises have exacerbated people's vulnerability and pushed thousands into poverty. All this comes in addition to a protracted displacements situation with the small country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world.

This context is expected to worsen people's health condition and access to care in Lebanon. MSF is present in a dozen of locations across the country and over the past year, staff working in MSF clinics have observed an increase in vulnerability among our patients.

After eight years of support, MSF handed over its medical activities in the area of Tripoli to the Ministry of Public Health in 2020. MSF keeps following on a small cohort of children living with diabetes type 1 in Tripoli.

In Akkar, MSF focuses its activities in Wadi Khaled, near the Syrian border, where an MSF team is providing free routine vaccination for children up to 18 years old and mental health services.