Lebanon races to vaccinate population as COVID-19 deaths rise
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A healthcare worker attends to a COVID-19 patient at the Saint Georges Hospital of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday. Photo by Nabil Mounzer/EPA-EFE
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 29 (UPI) Lebanon is racing against time to vaccinate a large number of its population, including Palestinian refugees, displaced Syrians and migrant workers, in order to contain an increase in the COVID-19 mortality rate.
Health authorities are aiming at inoculating 80 percent of its residents in 2021 under a plan released Wednesday.
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The targeted population was encouraged to start registration online, with the rollout following priorities laid out by the World Health Organization. Healthcare workers, the elderly and people with chronic diseases will be the first to be vaccinated.
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PBS Corrects on Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
CAMERA last night elicited a commendable on air correction of the Dec. 20 PBS NewsHour Weekend segment which had grossly inflated the number of Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon and overstated the percentage of the registered refugees living in refugee camps.. See here for a detailed update.
While the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine is grappling with a serious funding shortfall, the controversial organization nevertheless enjoys vast marketing and public relations resources, drawing on the support of sympathetic journalists who advocate on UNRWA s behalf by abandoning their professional responsibilities to provide impartial coverage.
As a series of compounding crises propel hundreds of thousands of Lebanese into poverty,
refugees and migrant workers in the country more than a fourth of Lebanon’s population of nearly seven million confront even starker challenges. In addition to discrimination and a lack of legal protections, they face harsh competition over limited jobs and resources.
Advancing the well-being of marginalized communities is vital not only as a humanitarian measure but also because the effects of their immiseration will ripple through the rest of Lebanese society and deepen the challenges of corruption, criminality, and organized and random violence.
Donors must ensure that humanitarian and development efforts in Lebanon including cash assistance, healthcare, education, and protection programs are expanded and continue to reach marginalized communities. Integrating local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local leaders in design and planning will advance programs’ effectiveness and b