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- (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 771
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- Advocacy Needs Assessment for Youth and HIV in Lebanon: Final Report
"Lebanon has started responding to the [HIV/AIDS] epidemic since more than 15 years by now. However, the response remains insufficient in certain areas especially in issues related to young people, and needs to be fostered in that respect. In this context, this review aims at identifying gaps and needs for a better advocacy in order to improve the national response to HIV among young people." [UNFPA and Global Youth Partners, September 2004]
- Can Lebanon conjure a public health phoenix from the ashes?
The recent bombing of Lebanon destroyed much of the country’s largely high tech health infrastructure. As services are rebuilt their focus should be orientated towards primary care to meet the needs of the poor and uninsured. [publication summary] [BMJ 2006; 333: 848–9]
- Guidelines for breast cancer screening in Lebanon: Public Health Communication
The accumulation of national epidemiological data since the late 1990s has led to the adoption of evidence-based guidelines for breast cancer screening in Lebanon (2006). Almost 50% of breast cancer patients in Lebanon are below the age of 50 years and the age-adjusted incidence rate is estimated at 69 new cases per 100,000 per year (2004). This official notification calls for breast self-examination (BSE) every month starting age 20, and a clinical breast examination (CBE) performed by a physician every three years between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Starting age 40, and for as long as a woman is in good health, an annual CBE and mammography are recommended. Women with known genetic family history of breast cancer should start screening 10 years earlier than the first young patient in the family, or earlier depending on medical advice. The Breast Cancer National Task Force (BCNTF) recommends certification of mammography centers and continued training of personnel to assure high quality mammograms, and to minimize unnecessary investigations and surgeries. It recommends that a national program should record call-backs of women for annual screening and follow-up data on abnormal mammograms. BCNTF encourages the adoption of these guidelines and monitoring of their results, as well as follow-up of breast cancer epidemiology and registry in Lebanon, and scientific progress in early breast cancer detection to determine needs for modifications in the future. [author abstract] [Lebanese Medical Journal 2009, 57 (2): 72-74]
- Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
"The Lebanese Government and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) estimate that there are around 415,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon… However, these numbers do not accurately represent the number of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, since many refugees registered with UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East] are currently residing in other countries. It is estimated, that the number of Palestinian refugees actually residing in Lebanon to be around 250,000… There are at present 12 official refugee camps in Lebanon, with 214,736 registered refugees living in these camps, making up 52.8% of the total number of registered refugees in Lebanon. There are also about 15 unregistered Palestinian informal gatherings or unofficial settlements, and which were established by refugees settling on plots of land, and are not managed by UNRWA. However, UNRWA does provide direct education, relief, health and social services to registered and non-registered refugees living in these settlements or 'gatherings'." [Forced Migration Online Research Guide, July 2007]
- Preconceptional folic acid supplement use in Lebanon
Objective: The objective of the present study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of preconceptional folic acid supplement use among pregnant women in Lebanon. Design/setting/subjects: The study was a descriptive epidemiological study. Analysis was performed on 5280 deliveries admitted to twelve member hospitals of the National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network during the period September 2003–January 2005. Information on folic acid intake and maternal and neonatal characteristics were obtained from obstetric charts along with direct interviews performed by trained personnel. Logistic regression was performed to determine the predictors of preconceptional folic acid use. Results: The overall use of preconceptional folic acid supplementation was 14.0% (18.6% in urban hospitals v. 2.7% in rural hospitals). Higher socio-economic status, lower parity and having a history of previous spontaneous abortions were significantly associated with preconceptional folic acid use. Conclusion: Our study shows that Lebanon currently has a low rate of preconceptional folic acid supplement use. Intervention through the means of awareness campaigns needs to be implemented on a national level. [author abstract] [Public Health Nutrition 2008: 12(5), 687–692]
- Survey Report – Prices of Medicines in Lebanon
"We have carried out a field study to measure the prices of medicines in Lebanon using an international standardized methodology. Data on prices for 32 medicines were collected in the public and private for-profit sector in the capital Beirut, the North, South and Mount Lebanon. The availability of the medicines was also measured. The cost of treatment was calculated and compared to the daily wage of the lowest paid government worker. In addition, we also identified the components of medicine prices. The results showed that Lebanon public health sector is relatively efficient in procurement and is purchasing medicines at a reasonable price for poor patients and provide drugs free of charge for public health facilities. Unfortunately, availability in this sector is very low and far from optimal, so poor patients are forced to buy expensive medicines from private pharmacies. In the private sector almost all the surveyed medicines are over-priced if compared with the international reference price and the prices of innovator brands are up to 5 times more expensive than the prices of their generic equivalents. Availability of medicines is very good in private sector especially for branded drugs. Medicines that are generally not available in private sector are anti-HIV drugs who are delivered to AIDS patients free of charge through an MOH Distribution Center." [World Health Organization – Health Action International Project on Medicine Prices, c2004]
- The Effects of Solvent Exposure on Memory and Motor Dexterity in Working Children
Objectives: Children working in vehicle spray-painting, mechanical, and other trade workshops are at significant risk of exposure to organic solvents and, as a result, may be at significant risk of developing clinical and subclinical signs of neurotoxicity. This study reports on the association between exposure to solvents and neurobehavioral performance on a number of non-computerized tests for working children exposed to solvents in comparison with nonexposed working children and nonexposed children at school. Methods: A convenience cross-sectional sample of 300 male children aged 10–17 years [from industrial areas of the city of Tripoli and its environs in North Lebanon] was recruited for study. The exposed working group and the two nonexposed groups (working and nonworking school) were matched, as far as possible, on geographic location of residence and age. Neurotoxic effects were assessed through a questionnaire and the child’s performance on a selection of neurobehavioral tests. Results: Exposed working children scored worse on the overall neurotoxicity symptoms score (mean=6.8; standard deviation [SD]=3.6) compared with the nonexposed working children (mean=1.3; SD=2.0) and school children (mean=1.2; SD=1.8). Analysis of the non-computerized neurobehavioral tests demonstrated that exposed working children performed significantly worse than the two nonexposed groups on the motor dexterity and memory tests. Results of the mood test showed that exposed working children were more angry and confused than the nonexposed groups. Conclusion: There is an association between exposure to solvents and lower neurobehavioral performance, with significant neurobehavioral deficits among children exposed to solvents in comparison with working children not exposed to solvents and nonworking school children. Memory and motor dexterity appear to be particularly affected in solvent-exposed working children. [author synopsis] [Public Health Reports / November–December 2005 / Volume 120, pp.657-663]
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