ABSTRACT
Lebanon became independent in 1943. Its history has been marked by two conflicts, the Lebanese Civil War 1975–1990, and the 2006 war on Lebanon. Since 2011, the country has been heavily affected by the Syrian crisis. The health system in Lebanon has been characterized by a longstanding public–private partnership, a dynamic civil society, a flourishing private sector, and public sector that is progressively regaining its leadership and regulatory role. Lebanon has a long-standing history with Primary Health Centre (PHC) and conceptualizing family practice. A first important landmark was in 1983 when the first recommendations to regulate PHC were issued based on the Alma-Ata Declaration. The national network of PHCs provides essential drugs and essential health services such as paediatrics, family medicine, oral health, reproductive health, cardiology, and vaccination. The PHC team is working on addressing regional differences in service delivery and enrolment, evaluation of the basic benefits package cost, revision of certain indicators and associated targets, and laboratory material purchasing.
