MEDSF Lebanon https://www.medsf.org/rss/lebanon en One year on from the escalation in Lebanon https://www.medsf.org/one-year-escalation-lebanon A year has passed since Israel escalated its war in Lebanon. MEDSF teams are caring for communities as they recover. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:32:55 +0000 947b48b5-8e9f-478d-8282-c2dfc26bf357 Living as a humanitarian and refugee in Lebanon https://www.medsf.org/living-humanitarian-and-refugee-lebanon Muhammad Sunallah, a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, has worked as a nurse for MEDSF since 2011. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:58:07 +0000 e8eeb24f-3be6-499e-b14c-e706445ce5d0 Trapped and abused migrant workers experiences in Lebanon https://www.medsf.org/trapped-and-abused-migrant-workers-experiences-lebanon MSF’s clinic in Bourj Hammoud, a northern suburb of Beirut, primarily serves migrants who are generally excluded from social services. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:58:04 +0000 828d6fb2-bec4-4b04-94a6-c79bf7d092c7 War and economic strain worsen health conditions in Lebanon https://www.medsf.org/war-and-economic-strain-worsen-health-conditions-lebanon Before the escalation between Hezbollah and Israel on 8 October 2023, Lebanon was already facing an economic crisis that impacted people. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:48:16 +0000 48f0db72-503c-4e16-b2aa-df8a20d026e9 Seeking refuge from Israeli bombardment in Baalbek Lebanon https://www.medsf.org/seeking-refuge-israeli-bombardment-baalbek-lebanon At a school in Baalbek, Lebanon, our team met women sheltering with their families. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:09:08 +0000 67f05ae9-6e64-4359-bfdc-9def32dcf49d Whatever we lose we will come back https://www.medsf.org/whatever-we-lose-we-will-come-back In the southern Lebanese city of Saida, our mobile clinic teams are visiting people who have been displaced by Israeli bombardments. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:35:24 +0000 743bb3d6-6dcb-424a-9bfa-efb7c0f37fd8 Beyond survival: Helping children and adults cope with the traumas of war in Lebanon https://www.medsf.org/beyond-survival-helping-children-and-adults-cope-traumas-war-lebanon Our teams are running a mental health hotline and visiting displaced people in Lebanon, helping them learn practices for coping with the ongoing war. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:00:37 +0000 64d00be8-5d34-4fea-8d6a-f328ef779d26 MEDSF urges for protection of civilians and medical staff amid Israeli bombardment in Lebanon https://www.medsf.org/msf-urges-protection-civilians-and-medical-staff-amid-israeli-bombardment-lebanon As airstrikes continue and without guarantees of safety for medical staff, healthcare facilities in Lebanon are closing when people need access to medical care most. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:39:21 +0000 c0867c13-6141-4931-b48a-7f1e0799bf1a Israeli bombardment in Lebanon is causing mass displacement https://www.medsf.org/israeli-bombardment-lebanon-causing-mass-displacement Israel's bombardment of Lebanon has forced more than one million people to flee their homes in the space of less than two weeks. MEDSF teams are responding, providing medical and mental health care. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:21:36 +0000 2d782eb7-cbf6-4776-b462-f5b589524f1a We are in a safe place, for now https://www.medsf.org/we-are-safe-place-now Maryam Srour, our field communications manager from Beirut, Lebanon, reported from a car as she fled bombing on 27 September. Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:54:48 +0000 ae032223-721a-40c4-9820-e64ab5b8d52b