Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, expressed his “great satisfaction for the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine in Beirut, a year after the first Coronavirus infection appeared in Lebanon.” Speaking from Beirut airport, he said: “The government was able, despite all the challenges, and with the support of the President of the Republic, the...
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Lebanon to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses today
Lebanon is expected to receive this afternoon about 28,500 of the Pfizer vaccine doses, in a move by the Lebanese government to curb the Corona outbreak. In this context, the Ministry of Public Health announced Saturday afternoon that the first doses of Pfizer vaccines will arrive at Beirut International Airport at 4:30 p.m., coming from...
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Virus expected to last longterm despite global vaccine rollout
The head of the EU’s disease control agency warned Friday that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world. In an interview with AFP, ECDC chief Andrea Ammon urged European countries in particular not to...
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Hassan meets with WB, IFRC officials over vaccination campaign transparency
Caretaker Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, on Friday welcomed World Bank’s Regional Director of the Mashreq Department, Saroj Kumar Jha, the Regional Director of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Houssam Al-Sherkawi, and Lebanon’s office Director, Cristhian Cortez Cardoza. The meeting reportedly highlighted the paramount importance of having the IFRC independently observe the vaccination...
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Hassan receives first shipment of Pfizer vaccine tomorrow afternoon
Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Dr. Hamad Hassan, will receive the first shipment of Pfizer vaccine on Saturday at 4:00 pm at Rafic Hariri International Airport – Beirut.
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Ministry of Information publishes FAQs about anti-Coronavirus vaccination
In collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Information publishes on its website a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the anti-Coronavirus vaccine and answers provided by a specialized medical scientific committee formed by the MoPH, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the UNICEF. The list includes answers to 48 FAQs about...
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Policy makers across MENA discuss mental health and well-being in schools
As part of the Connecting Classrooms Global programme, theBritish Council organised a virtual event to discuss how policy makers can identify the issues relating to health and well-being in schools, assess the needs for policy and practice and then apply their learning so that it meets the needs of their country school systems. The event brought together Ministers of Education, policy makers and senior education practitioners from Palestine,...
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Russia’s total number of COVID-19 cases crosses 4 million mark
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Russia crossed the 4 million mark on Wednesday after officials recorded 14,494 new cases. That brought the total number of coronavirus infections in Russia since the start of the pandemic to 4,012,710. The official death toll now stands at 78,134 after 536 people died in the past 24...
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Hassan from Marjayoun Hospital: No obstacle to starting vaccination on Monday
Caretaker Public Health Minister Hamad Hassan visited this afternoon the Marjayoun Governmental Hospital, as part of a tour of the districts of Jezzine, Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil, where he announced the opening of a new section for treating Corona patients at the hospital. Hassan stressed his Ministry’s determined follow-up on the development of governmental hospitals...
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Health Minister visits Jezzine Governmental Hospital
Caretaker Public Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, visited the Jezzine Governmental Hospital this morning, where he met with its director, administrative body and medical team. The hospital director, Dr. Charbel Massad, briefed the caretaker Health Minister about the hospital’s needs and admission capacity, “as 15 corona beds and 6 intensive care beds have been prepared, with...