The Information Office of the Ministry of Public Health issued the following statement:
Some media and politicians have been circulating false information concerning the shortage of tetanus injections.
The Ministry of Public Health confirms that this is not true;...

Under the patronage and in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani, Bellevue Medical Center held a press conference to announce the first successful uterus transplant in Lebanon, the Middle East and North Africa. The conference was attended by the medical Director and Vice president of the Medical Affairs at the hospital Professor Ghassan Maalouf, the Executive Director Nayef Maalouf, the head of Private Hospital Syndicate Sleiman Haroun, hospital officials, physicians and concerned persons...

After he presented the two reports of ESCWA and Lebanon on the SDGs, Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani held meetings with UN officials, foremost among them Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed on the margins of the High Level Political forum. The meetings discussed the opportunities and challenges for Lebanon to achieve sustainable economic and social development to achieve the UN goals for 2030...

The Information Office of the Ministry of Public issued the following statement:
The Ministry of Public Health condemns the attack on the Chief of ER at Hotel Dieu Hospital Dr. Chady Sabbagh and considers the assault on the medical personnel and human facility as an offence against the image of Lebanon...

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani presented the voluntary national report on sustainable development, as he led the Lebanese delegation after coordinating the efforts of ministries, the civil society and the private sector to end up with an integrated report within the framework of the National Committee on Sustainable Development 2030 chaired by Prime Minister Saad El-Hariri and managed by Prime Minister Ghassan Hasbani...

Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani delivered the ESCWA statement at the UN high-level political forum held in New York on 2030 Sustainable Development Goals SDGs. The statement noted the findings of the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2018 held in Beirut last April and chaired by Lebanon under the patronage of Prime Minister Saad El-Hariri...

Lebanon is considered among the world countries that have made the most significant progress in PHC delivery and quality. This was shown by the global study published last May in the medical journal “The lancet” under the title: “Measuring performance on the healthcare access and quality index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations”. The study was conducted by experts from around the world, including experts from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington...

Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani headed today to New York where he will chair the official delegation and present the first report on Lebanon status as to Sustainable development goals for 2030 before the UN high-level political Forum. On the first day, the report of the ESCWA region will also be presented.

The Information office of the Ministry of Public Health issued the following statement:

Annahar newspaper published on 6 July 2018 an article entitled: “Is breast milk contaminated in Lebanon? Two studies show the toxins rates”. This article misrepresents facts and includes ambiguous information. The Ministry of Public health would like to note the following:...

Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani met with a delegation from the Lebanese Syndicate of medical Laboratories owners headed by Christian Haddad and discussed with them the matters of the sector and the increasing problems, in particular with the growing number of dispensaries that conduct laboratory tests without meeting the required conditions for laboratories, which may have negative impact on the accuracy of tests and the patients’ health...

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani received in his office at the Ministry MP Dr. Fadi Saad and the secretary of “the strong republic” coalition Dr. Fadi Karam who presided over a delegation of environmental activists and municipality councils from Tripoli, Koura and Batroun. The issue of pollution due to waste dumps and cement plants in the region and their health impacts on citizens caused by non-treatment were discussed during the meeting...

The Information Office of Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani issued the following statement:
Some misleading and inaccurate news reports have been issued claiming a shortage of drugs for incurable diseases, in particular cancer drugs in MoPH Drug center- Quarantine. The Ministry of Public health confirms that there is no shortage of such drugs, as they are being constantly delivered. Delays in the delivery of some kinds of drugs for a few days happen from time to time and are due to the demand and availability of these drugs to suppliers...

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with WHO-Lebanon office conducted a one day training over 3 days on June 27, 28 and 29 2018 on the new Lebanon Clinical Trials Registry (LBCTR)...