Lebanon
10 March 2021
This Member Voices feature highlights Alamia Annous’ work as an RCCE Advisor with UK-Med, leading vaccine awareness workshops in Lebanon. It explores her approach to combating misinformation, adapting communication to different audiences, and building trust within communities.
28th January 2021
“Things are changing so quickly – we might receive one protocol, and the next day it has already changed!” Operations Co-ordinator Daniella Ritzau-Reid reports from Lebanon.
22nd January 2021
As Lebanon records record numbers of daily COVID-19 cases, the authorities extend the country’s state of emergency.
26 October 2020
Risk Communication and Community Engagement is an essential element of any medical outbreak response. If a highly infectious disease such as COVID-19 is spreading rapidly amongst a community, it’s essential that people understand how to protect themselves and what they should do if they fall sick. However as we’ve witnessed all over the world – getting these messages across isn’t quite as straight forward as it sounds.
24 September 2020
On Tuesday 4th August a devastating explosion at Beirut Port left over 300,000 homeless, 6,500 injured, 190 tragically dead and scores missing. Three days later, a group of UK Emergency Medical Team members travelled to Beirut to complete an initial assessment of the situation.
Related Publications
The Increasing Threat of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Lebanon
World Health Organisation (Published December 18, 2024)
Preventing The Next Pandemic in Lebanon
ESPID 2023: Paediatric Infectious Diseases Congress (Published May 8, 2023)