“Lebanese Health Authorities Urged to Monitor and Prevent Spread of Infectious Diseases”

In a statement, the Central Health Office of the “National Democratic Assembly” in Lebanon and the “Health Committee of the” Doctors’ Assembly in Lebanon called on the “Ministry of Public Health” to circulate to all clinics and medical centers, especially in remote villages and urban neighborhoods, the need to monitor the spread of Infectious diseases, particularly in nurseries and schools, and preventive precautions should be taken in advance.

The two gatherings stressed the importance of permanent coordination with the World Health Organization, which recently launched an international monitoring network for rapid detection of threats related to new infectious diseases such as Covid-19 and others, and the exchange of information to prevent epidemics.

They pointed out that “the system for tracking and monitoring infectious diseases aims to quickly identify these diseases, in order to intervene to prevent their spread, and to give treatments and vaccines in a timely manner.”