Addressing the COVID-19 emergency during the ongoing political and economic crisis in Fragile Lebanon: a call to action

Conflict and Health

Julien Lahoud¹  Ludmila Lobkowicz¹  Ibrahim Bou-Orm² 

[1] Order of Malta Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon;Order of Malta Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon;Institute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, EH21 6UU, Edinburgh, UK;

关键词: COVID-19;    Humanitarian crisis;    Vaccination;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13031-021-00403-3

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

This Letter to the Editor aims to reflect on the current challenges to increase the coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in the fragile and conflict-affected setting of Lebanon, which is currently experiencing one of the biggest economic crises globally as well as a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Addressing the supply- and demand-related factors affecting vaccination would increase COVID-19 vaccine coverage and prevent the complete collapse of an already overwhelmed Lebanese health care system.

【 授权许可】

CC BY