By Bethan Sampson | Fundraising Officer
For Mohammad, ensuring people can access essential medicine is about far more than filling prescriptions.
As a pharmacist and Pharmacy Director, he helps oversee a network of health centres where around 3,000 prescriptions are filled every month.
Following the escalation of conflict in March 2026, increasing numbers of displaced families have sought care in northern Lebanon, placing additional pressure on already stretched services. At the same time, economic hardship means many families cannot afford essential medicines.
“We have become used to crises,” Mohammad says. “But every crisis brings new challenges.”
The health centres are seeing growing demand for medicines for chronic and mental health conditions. Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness and other long-term conditions do not stop during conflict, but some essential medicines are difficult to obtain or are simply unaffordable for families facing displacement and rising living costs.
Through its in-country partnership, International Health Partners (IHP) provides essential medicines to help address these gaps, complementing government-supported programmes and responding to locally identified needs. The medicines help health teams maintain continuity of treatment for vulnerable patients, including those displaced by conflict.
“The recent donation has been invaluable for our centre... we have been able to maintain continuity of care and ease the financial burden on vulnerable families” Mohammas says.
Thanks to your generosity, IHP's medicine donations are helping families access the treatment they need without having to choose between their health and other essentials. Your support allows families to put their limited resources towards food, shelter and education, while continuing to manage their health.
As Mohammad explains: “When we provide medicines free of charge, we are helping people in many ways.”
Your support is helping make this possible, ensuring that families facing uncertainty and hardship can continue to access the essential healthcare they need. Thank you for standing with communities in Lebanon.
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