Lebanon suspends funding for treatment of wounded Syrians

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Beirut- Lebanon’s relief agency has suspended funding treatment for wounded Syrians who cross into the country, officials said on Thursday, citing rapidly rising costs as the conflict over the border escalates.

Local aid and medical workers said Lebanese hospitals would close their doors to wounded Syrians who were not in a critical condition. They have yet to determine where the wounded would be taken instead or who would pay for them.

The United Nations Higher Council for Refugees (UNHCR) says some 30,000 Syrians have fled to Lebanon to flee the fighting in the 16-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

The head of Lebanon’s Higher Relief Council (HRC), Ibrahim Bashir, said the cost of providing medical care for Syrians had ballooned to over $1 million a month from around $200,000 a few months ago.

Activists said the decision would endanger Syrians wounded in the conflict, who are smuggled into neighbouring countries such as Lebanon and Turkey for fear of retribution or arrest if they go to state hospitals in Syria.

“How is this the fault of a Syrian whose arm has been cut off, or whose leg is bleeding? If they don’t take our wounded we’ll take them out into the streets and protest,” said Syrian activist Khaled Abu Raed, who heads a relief group for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s northern port city of Tripoli.

The HRC and overseeing minister Wael Abu Faour, of the Ministry of Social Affairs, said costs being were inflated by Syrians seeking secondary care such as cancer and diabetes treatment.

“Treatment will be suspended until a new system can be put in place to prevent exploitation,” Abu Faour said. “There are some people who claim they are displaced but they are not, and there is bad administration.”

“WHO WILL HELP US?”

The director of Lebanon’s government hospital in Tripoli said life-or-death cases would not be ignored.

“If it is very, very serious, we would have to accept the case and figure out how to pay for it later,” said Nasir Adra.

An average of 10 wounded Syrians are smuggled across the border each week, many of them critical. Activist Abu Raed said there were currently 250 wounded Syrians in Lebanese hospitals.

“This is a political decision by the Lebanese government,” he said. “Syria is in a state of war, who will help us? In cases of war, neighbouring countries always help the wounded.”

Lebanon, which is still recovering from its bloody 1975-1990 civil war, has been wary of getting dragged into Syria’s conflict. Tensions have been high between pro- and anti-Assad groups and have sometimes sparked deadly clashes.

HRC head Bashir said the decision was purely financial. “The economic situation is very difficult,” he said. “When the costs reach $1 million a month, it becomes painful for us.”

He said the group would resume healthcare once a new budget and new standards for treatment could be agreed by the government. But the issue could be mired in dispute at parliament, where the past sessions have been boycotted or dismissed over political squabbles.

The UNHCR and other relief agencies would try to pay for treating emergency cases, said spokeswoman Dana Sleiman, but that without more funding, they would have trouble covering costs for the growing number of Syrians in Lebanon.

“In addition to providing shelter, education and other things, our current budget constraints do not allow us to cover more,” she said. “We’re really hoping the situation gets resolved somehow.”

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49 responses to “Lebanon suspends funding for treatment of wounded Syrians”

  1. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    Now you see hezzy’s true colors.  Same color as Iranian flag. Lebanon doesn’t need ANYTHING from the ‘fuzzy-faces’, it’s simple entrapment. So when did the ‘fuzzy-faces’ admit there was an army in Lebanon besides the Hezzy-street-turds?

    1. Moe2000 Avatar

      Why the blame on Hezbollah? Do you know Libya owes Jordan $300 million dollars for hospital bills? and Jordan threatened to stop treating Libyans and kick them out if they where not paid. Hezbollah wants Iran to provide electricity and weapons to Lebanon and the Lebanese army… He did not get what he wants, What makes you think they did this?

      1. master09 Avatar
        master09

        So moe what do you think of the world powers and the business of why they control countries and why some support one and not the other….Do you think its BUSINESS , money or what do you think…are they ALL THE SAME   ???

      2. master09 Avatar
        master09

        So why not Turkey they can give 10 times more power than Iran, WHY HA wants only from Iran… GOOD old fashion business I scratch your back and they will  scratch my balls….Thats what I call free business one wants to deal with whom they want and the others want someone else and what do we do say one side is an idiot and the other is not.. WOW…AMAZING HOW BUSINESS IS DONE….HOW IS THIS FREE BUSINESS POLICIES, IN LEBANON GOVERNMENT PARTIES GIVE CONTRACTS TO FAMILY MEMBERS OR PART OF THEIR GROUPS… DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THOSE PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES, 20 YEARS IN JAIL…..ITS THE LAW OF BUSINESS, ITS CALLED A TENDER PROCESS……NOT GIVE IT TO MY BROTHER AND CHARGE 10 TIMES THE PRICE AND I KEEP SOME OF THAT MONEY…..COME ON MOE ….

        1. Moe2000 Avatar

           Turkey buys OIL GAS AND ELECTRICITY FROM IRAN… 3RD LARGEST OIL RESERVE SECOND LARGEST GAS RESERVE IN THE WORLD BEHIND RUSSIA…..

        2. Moe2000 Avatar

          If Turkey wants to give us a few hundred of the new tanks Germany helped them make WHY NOT WE CAN TAKE THEM!!! I HAVE NO BIAS, IF CHINA WANTS TO GIVE SOME WEAPONS FOR FREE LIKE THE CHINESE VERSION OF S300 WE WILL TAKE THEM, IF THE USA WANTS TO GIVE SOME NEW F16S I WOULD LOVE IT.

      3. master09 Avatar
        master09

        But the government keeps talking IRAN….But Moe do you think all the power sharing and support for one but not the other is about BUSINESS OR NOT…???

        1. Moe2000 Avatar

          It’s all about Oil and Israel in the middle east nothing else…..

    2. Moe2000 Avatar

      Why the blame on Hezbollah? Do you know Libya owes Jordan $300 million dollars for hospital bills? and Jordan threatened to stop treating Libyans and kick them out if they where not paid. Hezbollah wants Iran to provide electricity and weapons to Lebanon and the Lebanese army… He did not get what he wants, What makes you think they did this?

      1. master09 Avatar
        master09

        So moe what do you think of the world powers and the business of why they control countries and why some support one and not the other….Do you think its BUSINESS , money or what do you think…are they ALL THE SAME   ???

      2. master09 Avatar
        master09

        So why not Turkey they can give 10 times more power than Iran, WHY HA wants only from Iran… GOOD old fashion business I scratch your back and they will  scratch my balls….Thats what I call free business one wants to deal with whom they want and the others want someone else and what do we do say one side is an idiot and the other is not.. WOW…AMAZING HOW BUSINESS IS DONE….HOW IS THIS FREE BUSINESS POLICIES, IN LEBANON GOVERNMENT PARTIES GIVE CONTRACTS TO FAMILY MEMBERS OR PART OF THEIR GROUPS… DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THOSE PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES, 20 YEARS IN JAIL…..ITS THE LAW OF BUSINESS, ITS CALLED A TENDER PROCESS……NOT GIVE IT TO MY BROTHER AND CHARGE 10 TIMES THE PRICE AND I KEEP SOME OF THAT MONEY…..COME ON MOE ….

        1. Moe2000 Avatar

           Turkey buys OIL GAS AND ELECTRICITY FROM IRAN… 3RD LARGEST OIL RESERVE SECOND LARGEST GAS RESERVE IN THE WORLD BEHIND RUSSIA…..

      3. master09 Avatar
        master09

        But the government keeps talking IRAN….But Moe do you think all the power sharing and support for one but not the other is about BUSINESS OR NOT…???

        1. Moe2000 Avatar

          It’s all about Oil and Israel in the middle east nothing else…..

  2. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    Now you see hezzy’s true colors.  Same color as Iranian flag.

    1. Moe2000 Avatar

       Why blame on Hezbollah? Do you know Libya owes Jordan 300 million for hospital bills? and Jordan threatened to stop treating Libyans and kick them out if they where not paid. Hezbollah wants Iran to provide electricity and weapons to Lebanon and the Lebanese army… He did not get it…

      1. master09 Avatar
        master09

        So moe what do you think of the world powers and the business of why they control countries and why some support one and not the other….Do you think its BUSINESS , money or what do you think…are they ALL THE SAME   ???

      2. master09 Avatar
        master09

        So why not Turkey they can give 10 times more power than Iran, WHY HA wants only from Iran… GOOD old fashion business I scratch your back and they will  scratch my balls….Thats what I call free business one wants to deal with whom they want and the others want someone else and what do we do say one side is an idiot and the other is not.. WOW…

        1. Moe2000 Avatar

           Turkey buys OIL GAS AND ELECTRICITY FROM IRAN… 3RD LARGEST OIL RESERVE SECOND LARGEST GAS RESERVE IN THE WORLD BEHIND RUSSIA…..

        2. Moe2000 Avatar

          If Turkey wants to give us a few hundred of the new tanks Germany helped them make WHY NOT WE CAN TAKE THEM!!! I HAVE NO BIAS, IF CHINA WANTS TO GIVE SOME WEAPONS FOR FREE LIKE THE CHINESE VERSION OF S300 WE WILL TAKE THEM, IF THE USA WANTS TO GIVE SOME NEW F16S I WOULD LOVE IT.

      3. master09 Avatar
        master09

        But the government keeps talking IRAN….But Moe do you think all the power sharing and support for one but not the other is about BUSINESS OR NOT…???

        1. Moe2000 Avatar

          It’s all about Oil and Israel in the middle east nothing else…..

  3. how many lebanese went to syria for refuge  in 2006 war ? 

      politics and money first , a human heart and compassion not  permited or  fashionable is it unless you are part of the club.   

    1. Moe2000 Avatar

      Very True, Never forget the people that where there for you….

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Right Moe. MOST people have some humanitarian consideration in them. People DO help others.
        Trouble is, they are usually the ones being controlled by assholes … which are usually the ones who are rich enough to be apart and insulated from the life of ‘Fadi Average’, the guy with experience living only to put bread on a table, who recognizes a need.

      2. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Right Moe. MOST people have some humanitarian consideration in them. People DO help others.
        Trouble is, they are usually the ones being controlled by assholes … which are usually the ones who are rich enough to be apart and insulated from the life of ‘Fadi Average’, the guy with experience living only to put bread on a table, who recognizes a need.

  4. how many lebanese went to syria for refuge  in 2006 war ? 

      politics and money first , a human heart and compassion not  permited or  fashionable is it unless you are part of the club.   

    1. Moe2000 Avatar

      Very True, Never forget the people that where there for you….

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Right Moe. MOST people have some humanitarian consideration in them. People DO help others.
        Trouble is, they are usually the ones being controlled by assholes … which are usually the ones who are rich enough to be apart and insulated from the life of ‘Fadi Average’, the guy with experience living only to put bread on a table, who recognizes a need.

  5. Moe2000 Avatar

    The Lebanese government should treat wounded that’s for sure!!!  We cannot leave wounded people on the street no matter who they are!!

    1. master09 Avatar
      master09

      So in short BUSINESS AND MONEY NOTHING ELSE… But Isreal had to be included in everything…. You guys must LOVE THAT NAME, ISREAL………THE ONLY THING ON THE MIND….

      1. Moe2000 Avatar

        of course it is are you blind? How many civil wars happened in Africa and the USA nor Europe got involved and armed?? How many Genocides happened in Africa that the USA got involved? Syria is Israels neighbors it very geopolitical in the OIL rich region….

        1. master09 Avatar
          master09

          This is how blind you are it is always ISREAL AND AMERICA, BUT YOU BLIND YOURSELF TO THE OTHERS WHO KILLED MORE THEN THE TWO YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT. SO WHO IS BLIND AT LEAST I HAVE THE BALLS TO SAY THEY ALL DO… THE BRAINWASHING CONTINUES.. I HAVE THE BALLS TO SEE BOTH BAD SIDES… CHINA. SYRIA, IRAQ, AND TEN OTHER COUTRIES KILL 10000 MORE OF THEIR PEOPLE AND OTHERS THAN THE TWO YOU HATE SO MUCH.
          BUT YOU DO NOT POINT AND BLAME THEM… REMEMBER WHEN RUSSIA WENT INTO AFGHAN BUT THAT IS NOT THE SAME IS IT… LOOK AT WHY AND WHO ASKS THE USA TO GET INVOLVED READ HISTORY BEFORE 1947..
          WHY DID USA FOR XAMPLE GET INVOLVED IN VEITNAM….YOUR BLINDNESS FOR ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER IS CALLED BRAINWASHED…. SIMPLE…..   
          You know whats funny you understand that its BUSINESS AND THEY ALL DO WORSE THAN THE OTHERS FOR MONEY AND POWER BUT YOU TAKE SIDES…AND BLAME ONE BUT NOT THE OTHER,I FUNNY….

    2. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Maybe, Moe, consider not burying dead bodies for a couple of weeks … stack the dead and dying in the roads. Can’t be worse than burning tyres …. to get people’s attention. Actually healthier for those who are downwind.

  6. Moe2000 Avatar

    The Lebanese government should treat wounded that’s for sure!!!  We cannot leave wounded people on the street no matter who they are!!

    1. master09 Avatar
      master09

      So in short BUSINESS AND MONEY NOTHING ELSE… But Isreal had to be included in everything…. You guys must LOVE THAT NAME, ISREAL………THE ONLY THING ON THE MIND….

    2. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Maybe, Moe, consider not burying dead bodies for a couple of weeks … stack the dead and dying in the roads. Can’t be worse than burning tyres …. to get people’s attention. Actually healthier for those who are downwind.

  7. Moe2000 Avatar

    The Lebanese government should treat wounded that’s for sure!!!  We cannot leave wounded people on the street no matter who they are!!

    1. master09 Avatar
      master09

      So in short BUSINESS AND MONEY NOTHING ELSE… 

      1. Moe2000 Avatar

         of course it is are you blind? How many civil wars happened in African and the USA nor Europe got involved and armed?? How many Genocides happened in Africa that the USA got involved? Syria is Israels neighbors it very geopolitical in the OIL rich region….

        1. master09 Avatar
          master09

          This is how blind you are it is always ISREAL AND AMERICA, BUT YOU BLIND YOURSELF TO THE OTHERS WHO KILLED MORE THEN THE TWO YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT. SO WHO IS BLIND AT LEAST I HAVE THE BALLS TO SAY THEY ALL DO… THE BRAINWASHING CONTINUES.. I HAVE THE BALLS TO SEE BOTH BAD SIDES… CHINA. SYRIA, IRAQ, AND TEN OTHER COUTRIES KILL 10000 MORE OF THEIR PEOPLE AND OTHERS THAN THE TWO YOU HATE SO MUCH.
          BUT YOU DO NOT POINT AND BLAME THEM… REMEMBER WHEN RUSSIA WENT INTO AFGHAN BUT THAT IS NOT THE SAME IS IT… LOOK AT WHY AND WHO ASKS THE USA TO GET INVOLVED READ HISTORY BEFORE 1947..
          WHY DID USA FOR XAMPLE GET INVOLVED IN VEITNAM….YOUR BLINDNESS FOR ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER IS CALLED BRAINWASHED…. SIMPLE…..   
          You know whats funny you understand that its BUSINESS AND THEY ALL DO WORSE THAN THE OTHERS FOR MONEY AND POWER BUT YOU TAKE SIDES… FUNNY….

    2. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Maybe, Moe, consider not burying dead bodies for a couple of weeks … stack the dead and dying in the roads. Can’t be worse than burning tyres …. to get people’s attention. Actually healthier for those who are downwind.

  8. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    “If it is very, very serious, we would have to accept the case and figure out how to pay for it later,” said Nasir Adra.
    Wow. Some new kind of thinking there. The Lebanese could never get that consideration … it almost sounds ‘western’ in thought.

  9. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    “If it is very, very serious, we would have to accept the case and figure out how to pay for it later,” said Nasir Adra.
    Wow. Some new kind of thinking there. The Lebanese could never get that consideration …

  10. slick101 Avatar
    slick101

    Lebanon suspends funding for treatment of wounded syrians but able to muster funds to support the STL bureaucracy?  shame… 

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      That on-going debt could have been finished a lot sooner, slick101. You know why it wasn’t – and why it was even needed in the first place.

    2. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      That on-going debt could have been finished a lot sooner, slick101. You know why it wasn’t – and why it was even needed in the first place.

  11. slick101 Avatar
    slick101

    Lebanon suspends funding for treatment of wounded syrians but able to muster funds to support the STL bureaucracy?  shame… 

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      That on-going debt could have been finished a lot sooner, slick101. You know why it wasn’t – and why it was even needed in the first place.

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