Elsa Kobeissi, Marilyne Menassa, Gladys Honein-AbouHaidar, Nassim El Achi, Zahi Abdul-Sater, Theresa Farhat, Dalia Al Mohtar, Marwan Hajjar, Rima A Abdul-Khalek, Bachar F Chaya, Ahmad Elamine, Shehan Hettiaratchy, Ghassan Abu-Sittah
INTRODUCTION: Lebanon, a country located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the world's smaller sovereign states. In the past few decades, Lebanon endured a perpetual political turmoil and several armed conflicts. July 12, 2006, marked the start of a one-month war in Lebanon, which resulted in thousands of casualties. Little is known about the long-term consequences of war injuries inflicted on civilians during the July 2006 war. METHODS: The objectives of this paper were to identify and evaluate: 1- civilians' access to healthcare and medicine under conditions of war; 2- the long-term socioeconomic burden on injured civilians; and 3- their quality of life more than a decade post-war...
2023: Frontiers in Public Health