Findings from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Yields New Data on Health Insurance (Syrian refugees in Lebanon: the search for…

Findings from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Yields New Data on Health Insurance (Syrian refugees in Lebanon: the search for universal health coverage)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Fresh data on Health Insurance are presented in a new report. According to news reporting out of London, United Kingdom, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "The crisis in Syria has forced more than 4 million people to find refuge outside Syria. In Lebanon, in 2015, the refugee population represented 30 % of the total population."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, "International health assistance has been provided to refugee populations in Lebanon. However, the current humanitarian system has also contributed to increase fragmentation of the Lebanese health system."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Ensuring universal health coverage to vulnerable Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian refugees will require in Lebanon to redistribute the key functions and responsibilities of the Ministry of Health and its partners to generate more coherence and efficiency."

For more information on this research see: Syrian refugees in Lebanon: the search for universal health coverage. Conflict and Health, 2016;10():1-5. Conflict and Health can be contacted at: Biomed Central Ltd, 236 Grays Inn Rd, Floor 6, London WC1X 8HL, England. (BioMed Central - www.biomedcentral.com/; Conflict and Health - www.conflictandhealth.com)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting K. Blanchet, London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Public Hlth Humanitarian Crises Grp, London, United Kingdom. Additional authors for this research include F.M. Fouad and T. Pherali.

Keywords for this news article include: London, United Kingdom, Europe, Health Insurance, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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