Middle East
Healthcare and travel insurance in Lebanon
$261health spend per person
Healthcare in Lebanon
Beirut's private hospitals are among the region's best but costly, and most demand large cash deposits before admission, even in emergencies.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies are plentiful in Beirut and stock most medicines; shortages happen, so bring essentials.
- Doctors: 2.7 per 1,000 people (2020, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 112 · Ambulance 140 · Fire 175.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Lebanon
- Lebanese General Directorate of General Security
- Speedtest Global Index: Lebanon
- World Bank open data
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