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MdM (Médecins du Monde) is an international humanitarian organisation providing medical care to the most vulnerable populations affected by war, natural disasters, disease, famine, poverty and exclusion, those who do not have access to health care, those who the world is gradually forgetting.
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The sheer number of refugees places a huge strain on the Lebanese healthcare system. The public primary healthcare network is not fully in place and relies on an extremely expensive private sector. Despite partial subsidisation and relatively low fees, many refugees struggle to access health services. In 2017, about 70% of refugees from Syria in Lebanon lack valid residence.
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Lebanon Détresse émotionnelle, précarité, insécurité alimentaire: sur le terrain, voici ce que vivent les Libanais
Un an après, les équipes de Médecins du Monde assistent au développement d’une vraie crise humanitaire. Le 4 août 2020, l’explosion du port de Beyrouth a ajouté une nouvelle catastrophe dans un pays déjà en proie à une crise sociale et économique majeure. Dans les jours suivants, Médecins du Monde a adapté son offre de soins, en urgence, pour […]
Lebanon À l’hôpital Rafic Hariri, un centre communautaire pour la santé mentale unique en son genre
Article par L’Orient Le-Jour : https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1263544/a-lhopital-rafic-hariri-un-centre-communautaire-pour-la-sante-mentale-unique-en-son-genre.html
Lebanon 40 days after the blast, still fighting trauma..
Survivor of the Beirut blast, Dalal recalls the explosion in her shattered home where she lives with her husband, near the port. Sitting before what was once a window, Dalal relives the moment of the explosion: “I was screaming. My husband’s nephew was stuck under a door. There’s no way I can get this scene […]
Lebanon Researchers Develop New Guidance for the Delivery of Psychological Therapy to Children by Phone
Psychologists from Queen Mary University of London, American University of Beirut, Médecins du Monde and John Hopkins University, have created a free online resource for mental health services now looking to deliver psychological therapy remotely to children amid the current Covid-19 pandemic. The guidance document draws on the researchers’ experience adapting an existing psychological treatment […]
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40 days after the blast, still fighting trauma..
Survivor of the Beirut blast, Dalal recalls the explosion in her shattered home where she lives with her husband, near the port. Sitting before what was once a window, Dalal relives the moment of the explosion: “I was screaming. My husband’s nephew was stuck under a door. There’s no way I can get this scene […]
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