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Cardiovascular drug shortages in Lebanon: a broken heart.

Georges KhattarJennifer HallitCarolla El ChamiehElie Bou Sanayeh
Published in: Health economics review (2022)
For nearly 3 years now, Lebanon has been assailed by compounded crises. With the economic instability, the coronavirus pandemic, and the explosion of the Beirut Port on August 4, 2020; the fragile Lebanese healthcare system has found itself at massive risk of a catastrophic public health crisis secondary to cardiovascular drug shortages. The time has come for public health authorities to find urgent solutions for this national trajedy that is projected to last for years.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • sars cov
  • global health
  • coronavirus disease
  • heart failure
  • climate change
  • adverse drug
  • quality improvement
  • emergency department
  • atrial fibrillation
  • minimally invasive