Conflict and Health
Volume 10, Issue 1, 2016
Syrian refugees in Lebanon: The search for universal health coverage Mr Ruwan Ratnayake (Review) (Open Access)
Blanchet K.* ,
Fouad F.M. ,
Pherali T.
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Public Health in Humanitarian Crises Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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b
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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University College London Insitute of Education, London, United Kingdom
Abstract
The crisis in Syria has forced more than 4 million people to find refuge outside Syria. In Lebanon, in 2015, the refugee population represented 30 % of the total population. International health assistance has been provided to refugee populations in Lebanon. However, the current humanitarian system has also contributed to increase fragmentation of the Lebanese health system. Ensuring universal health coverage to vulnerable Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian refugees will require in Lebanon to redistribute the key functions and responsibilities of the Ministry of Health and its partners to generate more coherence and efficiency. © 2016 Blanchet et al.
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DOI: 10.1186/s13031-016-0079-4
ISSN: 17521505
Cited by: 25
Original Language: English