Lebanon: Cholera cases soar with refugee camp in north at centre of outbreak
Health officials say outbreak is much worse than official figures suggest, as hospitals in impoverished northern Akkar region overwhelmed
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Health officials say outbreak is much worse than official figures suggest, as hospitals in impoverished northern Akkar region overwhelmed
Fear grips Syrian refugees in Lebanon's camps as cholera spreads-
Beirut, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health decided to cover the costs of treatment of infected or suspected cholera patients in government institutions.
Beirut, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) Public Health Minister Firas Al-Abyad, during a tour of the northern region of Tripoli, called on Saturday to fight off the new cholera outbreak and build up preventive measures.
BEIRUT: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center distributed 1,024 food baskets in the Lebanese cities of Beirut and Akkar, benefiting 5,120 people. The aid falls within KSrelief’s project to support food security for Palestinian and Syrian refugees and the host community. KSrelief also distributed food baskets to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The center delivered