About half of Lebanon's primary health care centers in conflict areas have shut down

 Nearly half of the primary health care centers in Lebanon’s conflict areas are now closed amid escalating violence, according to World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Of the 207 centers in conflict areas, 100 are now closed, Ghebreyesus posted on X on Saturday. Five hospitals have shut following structural damage from attacks.

“The attacks on health workers and facilities, which have caused almost 100 deaths, must stop. The number of people injured is increasing. The health system is struggling to cope due to limited human and resource capacity,” the WHO director general said.