Lives at risk in Lebanon as medicine availability plummets

  • Date: 01-Sep-2022
  • Source: Ya Libnan
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Lebanon
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Lives at risk in Lebanon as medicine availability plummets

By Clément Gibon,

In their house in Achrafieh, which still bears the traces of the Beirut blast, 79-year-old Habib Copti, and 75-year-old Elham Copti, are counting the last medicine boxes to treat their different conditions.

“There are days when I can take my medication and others when we no longer have the necessary quantities. This forces us to have to skip doses. Sometimes we must mix different brands of medication to make sure we are getting the desired effect,” Habib said.