Lebanon
As of June 10, 2026
In Lebanon, humanitarian needs have exploded. More than a million people have been displaced, and many are still unable to return home due to widespread destruction, ongoing attacks, and forced displacement orders that now affect a quarter of the country.
The ceasefire that came into effect on April 17 has provided only fragile and temporary relief. Attacks continue in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of Beirut. Since the end of May, airstrikes have intensified, causing further displacement and increasing the strain on already overwhelmed aid services.
The health system is under extreme pressure. Hospitals and other critical infrastructure have been damaged, while medical personnel are dealing with massive influxes of wounded and attacks on medical facilities. These conditions are leading to delays in life-saving care and an increase in preventable deaths.
MSF's Response
Operationally, MSF rapidly launched a nationwide emergency response. In the first days of the escalation, MSF teams swiftly began distribution of essential relief items, like blankets, mattresses, hygiene kits, and drinking water to affected people and in shelters.
While we scale up support to hospitals and primary health care centres (PHCCs) with medical donations, fuel, direct trauma interventions and emergency care, our teams have also launched a mental health helpline to support distressed individuals in remote/hard-to-access areas and a localized telemedicine service. Through it, patients receive medications via an ambulatory service, with follow-up consultations conducted by MSF doctors via phone.
Across the country, MSF teams are running mobile clinics providing primary healthcare, mental health support and sexual and reproductive healthcare, as well as supporting referrals to hospitals. MSF also has one stand-alone clinic in Beirut providing clinical services.
MSF activities in numbers:
- 2 clinics run by MSF (Burj Hammoud in Beirut suburbs and Hermel in Bekaa Valley);
- 13 districts served by MSF mobile clinics (Nabatiyeh, Chouf, Rashaiya, West Bekaa, Baalbek, Zahle, Hermel, Central Beirut, Sour (Tyre), Tripoli, Dahiyeh, Saida, Aley);
- 16 hospitals supported by MSF (Jabal Amel hospital in Sour (Tyre), Najdeh al-Shaabiyeh hospital in Nabatiyeh, Mashghara Hospital in Bekaa Valley...);
- 21 primary healthcare centres supported by MSF.
Our staff in Lebanon:
As of June 10, 2026
International mobile staff
Locally hired staff
MSF Activities in Lebanon before March 2, 2026
Throughout 2024 and into 2025, MSF sustained and adapted its medical and humanitarian response across seven locations nationwide, with nearly 400 staff delivering free medical care, including care for chronic conditions, reproductive and paediatric health, and mental health services.
MSF supported primary healthcare centres, deployed mobile medical teams to underserved and affected areas, and distributed essential relief items to displaced and returning families, as well as migrants and refugee populations.
A Look Back
▶️ Report from September 2025, one year after the intensification of the war in Lebanon led by Israel