A closer look at the international health regulations capacities in Lebanon: a mixed method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lebanon ratified the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) in 2007, and since then, it has been facing complex political deadlocks, financial deterioration, and infectious disease emergencies. We aimed to understand the IHR capacities' scores of Lebanon in comparison to other countries, the IHR milestones and activities in Lebanon, the challenges of maintaining the IHR capacities, the refugee crisis's impact on the development of these capacities; and the possible recommendations to support the IHR performance in Lebanon.

Methods

We used a mixed-method design. The study combined the use of secondary data analysis of the 2020 State Party Self-Assessment Annual Report (SPAR) submissions and qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with key informa

SUBMITTER: Hassan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10782771 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature