Situation Update
The hostilities in Lebanon have further escalated and geographically expanded with ongoing evacuation orders and airstrikes in Nabatieh and Baalbeck governorates. Continued destruction of health facilities including the hospitals, ambulances and attacks on healthcare workers is disproportionately aecting the health sector. Since the last update, additional 04 hospitals (total 08) are now closed and 03 hospitals (total 07) are partially operating impacting the service delivery. During this reporting period Health sector multi agencies mission visited the Turkish hospital-Saida, LRC blood bank, several collective shelters supported by health sector partners and met the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) team in Saida. The displaced population in the collective shelters and healthcare workers highlighted the high demand for the non communicable (NCD) disease medications and inadequate hospitalization support. Whereas, the DRR reiterated the paramount importance of winterization support and additional resources to continue the ongoing multi sectoral response eorts.
