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Situation Update
The health sector in Lebanon is operating under severe strain as the Minister of Public Health has activated the Health Sector Emergency Taskforce and the Command andControl Centre (CCC) through the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) to coordinate lifesaving services. This activation aims to streamline medical evacuations, trauma care, emergency obstetric and newborn services (EmONC), and referral pathways across ambulance networks, designated trauma centers, and hospitals. Reinforced civil-military coordination and intensi ed partner engagement are supporting these e orts.
Since the onset of renewed hostilities on 02 March 2026, 51% of the total injured patients were treated in the emergency rooms, while 39% required admissions to the general wards and 10% to the intensive care units. Children accounts for 16% of the total casualties while the females represent 20%. This surge of severe war-wounded cases has overwhelmed the emergency healthcare capacity amid already limited resources.
Large scale displacement into congested shelters is heightening the risk of communicable disease outbreaks, exacerbated by inadequate WASH and poor living conditions. Mental health needs are rising sharply among newly displaced populations. The inpatient mental health capacity has been expanded and the updated list of PHCCs providing mental health services o ering psychiatry, psychology, and social work support has been validated and shared by MoPH.
To safeguard access to secondary care, the MoPH has issued a decision granting 100% coverage for displaced populations in selected public and private hospitals. The Ministry, together with Health Sector partners, is ensuring access to life and limb-saving interventions, trauma care for injured children, NICU and PICU services, and institutional delivery support for internally displaced populations, displaced Syrians, and migrants.
But access to emergency obstetric and maternal care has been severely disrupted, especially for women on the move, including displaced Syrian women. Many are delivering outside health facilities or arriving late to hospitals, increasing maternal and neonatal mortality risks while clinical management of rape (CMR) services in Tyre have been interrupted due to PHCC closures. To mitigate the risks, health sector partners, with support from PSUs, are facilitating referrals from collective shelters to ensure women can reach supported hospitals for safe delivery. However, this approach remains highly resource-dependent and requires sustained operational support.