Lebanon crisis: What is MSF doing and how can I help?
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Following widescale Israeli bombings of multiple areas in Lebanon on Monday 23 September, MSF is gradually stepping up its response to escalating humanitarian needs.
We are delivering healthcare and essential items to people who have been forced to flee their homes. According to the Ministry of Health, 558 people have been killed and 1,835 injured. Thousands more have been displaced and are seeking refuge elsewhere in the country.
The situation is fast-moving. More information on MSF's response will be shared as it becomes available.
How can I help MSF in Lebanon?
Right now, our teams are treating patients in Lebanon and assessing medical needs.
This is only possible because of donations from people like you.
By giving to our emergency fund today, you will be helping ensure we can respond to emergencies around the world, including providing medical care to people in Lebanon.
Please donate today to support our emergency teams.
How is MSF responding in Lebanon?
- Our mobile medical units are providing primary and mental healthcare at shelters for those in need.
- Our teams are distributing essential items like mattresses and hygiene kits to collective shelters across the country.
- In addition, we are running mental health helplines, offering psychological support to displaced and affected individuals during this time of distress.
- We continue to coordinate closely with our partners and hospital networks, offering support where possible as the situation develops.
- Since yesterday, some of our staff in south Lebanon, Beirut and other parts of the country have left their homes, with people fleeing and spending hours in traffic as they seek refuge in safer locations. In south Lebanon and Baalbek-Hermel – areas that continue to experience heavy aerial strikes – MSF staff reported bombardments close to their homes. Many of our staff there were still sheltering in their homes, while Israeli warplanes continued to fly overhead and throughout the night.
MSF in Lebanon
We have been working in Lebanon since 1976, when we began our response to the 15-year civil war. Today, we continue to adapt our long-term activities to cover the needs of Lebanese people, as well as refugees and migrants, who often have limited access to medical care.
Civil war in Syria put a huge strain on its neighbours, including Lebanon, which now hosts over 1.5 million refugees – the most per capita in the world.