Healthcare on the Edge: How Conflict Is Deepening Lebanon’s Health System Crisis

Assadour Basmajian

In Lebanon today, accessing healthcare can feel as uncertain as the security situation itself.
​Since late 2024, renewed conflict between Lebanon and Israel has placed immense pressure on an already fragile health system (MSF, 2026). Even before the escalation, official figures indicated that out-of-pocket payments accounted for around one-third of total health expenditure (World Bank, 2023). Yet, this masks a harsher reality. Following the 2019 economic collapse and the sharp devaluation of the Lebanese lira, the financial burden on households increased dramatically.
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