By: Abbey Peyton
Produced & Edited by: Erica King
With the influx of Syrian refugees reaching almost two
million in Lebanon, the country has been strained to provide the necessary
resources for the new inhabitants.
The UN has helped them to achieve that. With
the recent influx of refugees heading into Germany, the UN has been stretched
across countries and has therefore been forced to cut resources to Lebanon by
50%. These resources include medical and psychological services.
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| Syrian refugees in Lebanon. | Photo cred: Wikimedia |
These refugees are all living in less-than-desirable
situations.
Many are living between refugee camps, while others have been
forced into public government buildings such as schools.
Access to healthcare was provided through 60
contracted hospitals in Lebanon, and was available to 4,615 Syrian refugees, according
to Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon’s website.
There was a total of 3.3
million people in need of this care, 1,134,000 Syrians and 906,000 Lebanese.
47.51% of refugee families in Lebanon has at least one
family member suffering from chronic illness such as diabetes, high blood
pressure, heart disease and bone and muscle problems, the unwra website
reports.
According to 67% of registered Syrian households in
Lebanon were in need of adult healthcare, while there was only 59% of Lebanese
households in need of healthcare.
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