Besides the individual emergencies that occur on a daily basis, Lebanon has faced several public health emergencies due to the wars the most recent of which was in 2006. Despite proving its efficiency and experience in dealing with such emergencies, there is a need to organize the emergency health system in Lebanon so as to ensure its effective and efficient performance to meet the needs and as...

Usingmicro-level public opinion data from the Pew Global Attitudes Project 2005, this study investigates the effect of educational attainment and income on support for democracy in five predominantly Muslim countries: Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Turkey. Holding all else constant and compared to not finishing primary education, this study finds that secondary education andhigher ed...

The requirements for dentists in Lebanon for the year 2015 were estimated using the World Health Organization/World Dental Federation planning model. The aim was to help decision- and policy-makers in Lebanon to plan strategically for the supply of dental personnel in line with the recommendations of the Oral Health National Plan guidelines from 1995. Assumptions based on previous research in s...

Recent skin self-examination and doctor visits in relation to melanoma risk and tumour depth L.J. Titus, K. Clough-Gorr, T.A. Mackenzie, A. Perry, S.K. Spencer, J. Weiss, S. Abrahams-Gessel and M.S. Ernstoff Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, U.S.A. Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School, Hood Center...

The crisis in Syria has forced more than 4 million people to find refuge outside Syria. In Lebanon, in 2015, the refugee population represented 30 % of the total population. International health assistance has been provided to refugee populations in Lebanon. However, the current humanitarian system has also contributed to increase fragmentation of the Lebanese health system. Ensuring universal ...

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BACKGROUND Syrian migrant farmworkers are among the most marginalized populations in Lebanon, living in poverty, lacking basic legal protections and frequent targets of discrimination. These realities produce living conditions that undermine their basic health and wellbeing. This study explores associations between household living conditions and acute and chronic health problems among Syrian m...

INTRODUCTION Current practice guidelines provide recommendations for the optimal management and control of asthma. However, the implementation of the recommendations in specific areas needs to be adapted to local conditions. No data on the burden of asthma and on the quality of asthma treatment and control are currently available in Lebanon. This study was therefore conducted to determine how c...

BACKGROUND The international migration of physicians is a global public health problem. Lebanon is a source country with the highest emigration factor in the Middle East and North Africa and the 7th highest in the World. Given that residency training abroad is a critical step in the migration of physicians, the objective of this study was to survey students of Lebanese medical schools about the...

Lebanon is a small country located in the Middle East region which is undergoing rapid demographic transition. Among Arabic countries Lebanon has the fastest growing elderly population, and by the year 2025, older adults above 65 years are expected to represent more than 10% of the population. Nutrition is a key factor during the aging process and may help to prevent age-related diseases. Howev...