World Health Organization Chief to Visit Lebanon
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al Mandhari will visit Beirut from 16-17 September, the WHO said.
“During the visit, the delegation will meet with high level officials, including the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of Parliament and Minister of Public Health, U.N. and NGO partners, and international partners. They will also visit several health facilities to review the response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” a WHO statement said.
The top WHO officials will also visit the newly renovated Central Drug Warehouse to review the progress. The Warehouse was completely destroyed because of the Beirut Port blast. A press briefing will follow, to provide updates on COVID-19 in Lebanon and the health situation and response one year after the Port blast.
In its statement, the WHO said that Lebanon is experiencing an “unprecedented complex crisis, that has serious repercussions on the health system and the health of the population at large.”
“The above coupled with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the repercussions of the Beirut Port explosions on August 4, 2020, Lebanon’s health system is facing greater challenges than ever before, affecting the availability of health services for an already vulnerable population,” it warned.
Source: Naharnet
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