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Key Updates
- Project HOPE is seeking additional funding to revive the capacities of health facilities across the country, including an ICU in Hasbayya (Nabatieh) and 16 primary health centers.
- Project HOPE, in partnership with the NMHP and the WHO, facilitated Psychological First Aid trainings and certification using a training of trainers (ToT) model for 25 frontline responders who will now train their peers.
- Project HOPE supported primary health clinics in the Mount Lebanon region through surge nursing staff and essential medications to ensure access to comprehensive care for acute, chronic, and maternal health needs.
- Project HOPE recently operated a mobile medical unit that provided screenings, vaccinations, mental health support, and referrals to those displaced by the recent conflict.
Following the recent ceasefire and multiple mass displacements, health facilities in Lebanon need equipment, medical supplies, rehabilitation, and mental health and WASH capacity to re-stabilize communities affected by the conflict. In response, Project HOPE is supporting health workers and strengthening local health systems.
Situation Update
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon remains critical despite recent political progress, including the November ceasefire agreement and election of a new president in January. Hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel — which escalated between October 2023 and November 2024 — left deep scars on civilians and civilian infrastructure alike, exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities and creating extensive humanitarian needs that must be addressed in order to re-stabilize communities and ensure a healthier future for Lebanon.
At the time of this report, more than 890,000 people previously internally displaced by the conflict have returned to their communities and nearly 99,000 remain displaced. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reports that, since October 2023, over 17,300 people were injured and more than 4,100 were killed in Lebanon, including 54 civilians killed since the cessation of hostilities in December. In addition, as a result of ongoing political shifts in Syria, approximately 94,000 individuals, including Syrian refugees and Lebanese returnees, crossed into Lebanon since early December. Many of these community members are living in the Baalbek governorate, where resources and services for displaced individuals are already strained.
As communities attempt to recover, families are returning to villages that have been decimated by violence and health workers are coping with the chaos of the past 16 months, placing immense pressure on Lebanon’s health system. Our team reports that health workers are seeing an increased demand for hospitalization, complex medical interventions, and mental health services. The displacement crisis has also intensified the need for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services to address the needs of children and other vulnerable groups who have been affected by this crisis. Children are reeling from the disruption to their daily routines, the damage to their communities, and the loss of their sense of safety.