GHS Index 2021
6-pillar pandemic preparedness · NTI/Johns Hopkins
WHO IHR-SPAR
15 IHR core capacities · self-assessment, latest year
Disease burden — longitudinal
WHO TB Programme + GHO + UN MMEIG
Recent outbreaks in Lebanon
0 WHO DON events
SAHA-selected governorates (3)
From the SAHA Pillar 1 PPF report (IMACS, 2026) — evidence matrix per governorate.
LB-AK
Akkar
عكار
Priority sub-areas
Mrah el Khaoukh · Qinia · Mwanseh · possible expansion zone
Climate hazards
Wet-season flash floods (Akkar plain); cholera resurgence 2022-2023; chronic WASH gap; pumped-water dependence interrupted by electricity crisis; heat extremes.
Priority diseases
Cholera (2022-2023 outbreak)DiarrhoealCamp-linked CDsVector-borneHeat-related
Vulnerability ranking
Lebanon's poorest governorate (MPI 2024); highest concentration of informal Syrian-refugee settlements.
Health infrastructure
Akkar Government Hospital + MoPH-affiliated PHCs; large NGO presence (MSF, Medair).
Refugees / displaced
~106K Syrian refugees in 1,200+ informal tented settlements (UNHCR Akkar 2024).
Open data gaps
Per-village WASH continuity · Cholera surveillance sub-district
PPF note: October 2022 cholera outbreak origin — Bebnine/Massoudieh; >5,500 confirmed cases nation-wide by Jan 2023, Akkar accounted for 49% of cases (WHO EMRO 2023).
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LB-ML
Mount Lebanon (selected)
جبل لبنان (مختار)
Priority sub-areas
Nhach · Niha · Hfour el Arabi · Hrajel · Laqlouq · Aqoura · ~25 villages (Keserwan-Jbeil + Baabda highlands)
Climate hazards
Mountain micro-climates with snowmelt-driven flash flood risk; recurrent wildfire (Aqoura, Laqlouq, Hrajel) — major fires 2019, 2020; vector-disease altitudinal expansion; heat-island in coastal urban belt.
Priority diseases
Wildfire-linked respiratoryVector-borneWater-borneCold-related (winter villages)Heat-related (coast)
Vulnerability ranking
Highest-elevation populated villages in Lebanon; tourism-dependent rural economy hit by fuel + medicine shortages 2020-onward.
Health infrastructure
Strong private + university hospital network (AUBMC, Hotel Dieu) in coastal sub-districts; thin PHC coverage in mountain villages.
Refugees / displaced
Limited; Syrian-refugee settlements in coastal sub-districts and Bourj Hammoud.
Open data gaps
Per-village PHC functionality · Mountain-village ambulance response times
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LB-BK
Bekaa (selected)
البقاع (مختار)
Priority sub-areas
Zahle · Karak Nuh
Climate hazards
Agricultural plain heat; cholera resurgence; vector-borne disease from refugee-density + standing water; transboundary surface water with Syria; PoE Masnaa.
Priority diseases
Cholera (2022-2023)Vector-borne (CL)Water-borneDiarrhoealBrucellosis (pastoral foothills)
Vulnerability ranking
Hosts ~330K Syrian refugees (UNHCR 2024); ranked #1 nationally for informal settlement density per km².
Health infrastructure
Zahle Tel-Chiha + Bekaa Hospital network; high MoPH + UNHCR PHC dependency.
Refugees / displaced
Largest concentration of Syrian-refugee informal tented settlements in Lebanon.
Open data gaps
Karak Nuh sub-village WASH · PoE Masnaa surveillance protocols
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