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Vehicles are stuck in a traffic jam on a highway, in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon, on March 9, 2021.

Injuries: A Leading Killer of Youth in Lebanon

by Samar Al-Hajj, Ali H. Mokdad

Traffic accidents are wreaking havoc on young lives, especially children who are refugees

Governance
A general view shows buildings in Beirut during Lebanon's countrywide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus on April 1, 2020. Picture shows a view of a section of city filling the fame with buildings but very few people apparent on the streets. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Coronavirus in Lebanon

Interview with Walid Ammar, head of Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health, on testing, funding, and the threat to refugees