The zone represents 15% of Lebanon’s territory.
The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) carried out an immediate assessment of the situation:
Medical and relief support to the vulnerable and hospitals and other medical centres in the South of Lebanon were identified as priorities for action.
The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) carried out an immediate assessment of the situation:
Medical and relief support to the vulnerable and hospitals and other medical centres in the South of Lebanon were identified as priorities for action.
Soon after the withdrawal, tens of thousands of people from South Lebanon who had left the area 22 years ago started to go back home. Moreover, a lot of unexploded ordinance remains in the area. These various developments have put extra strain on health care services in the South of Lebanon that were already under-resourced.
On 24 May 2000, after 22 years of occupation, the Israeli Army completed its withdrawal from the South of Lebanon, over one month ahead of the Israeli government’s self-imposed deadline., The withdrawal led to the collapse of the SLA ( South Lebanon Army) and subsequently to uncertainty in the area.
Red Cross/Red Crescent
The Lebanese Red Cross is the main provider of first aid and ambulance services in Lebanon. It remained operational throughout the country during the civil war and in the post-war period. The LRC first aid service, staffed by experienced and qualified volunteers, covers most parts of the country but its resources are limited.
The Lebanese Red Cross is the main provider of first aid and ambulance services in Lebanon. It remained operational throughout the country during the civil war and in the post-war period. The LRC first aid service, staffed by experienced and qualified volunteers, covers most parts of the country but its resources are limited.
Why this Project is needed
Twenty-one-year-old Rabha Hassa Assad Suyadan stepped on a mine that had been planted in a field that she had been working in.
"I thought I had suffered an electric shock when I was walking back to the storage room to get some food for our goats. The explosion ripped me off my feet and threw me into the yard. Looking down at my legs, I realized that my left foot was missing. At the beginning it did not hurt, but after half an hour I was in terrible pain and fainted."
It took four hours to evacuate her to the nearest hospital: two cars broke down because of the bad roads and the snow. Rabha now lives with her mother.
"Sometimes I feel I have lost everything in my life, that nothing is left, and I start crying. My life has changed. I can no longer work and I have a young son; my husband lives far away in Beirut. My family and neighbours have been very helpful... Now I will try to get a prosthesis. I say to other survivors of mine injuries like myself: we have to keep our hope."
Rabha Hassa Assad Suyadan, 21, South Lebanon
Twenty-one-year-old Rabha Hassa Assad Suyadan stepped on a mine that had been planted in a field that she had been working in.
"I thought I had suffered an electric shock when I was walking back to the storage room to get some food for our goats. The explosion ripped me off my feet and threw me into the yard. Looking down at my legs, I realized that my left foot was missing. At the beginning it did not hurt, but after half an hour I was in terrible pain and fainted."
It took four hours to evacuate her to the nearest hospital: two cars broke down because of the bad roads and the snow. Rabha now lives with her mother.
"Sometimes I feel I have lost everything in my life, that nothing is left, and I start crying. My life has changed. I can no longer work and I have a young son; my husband lives far away in Beirut. My family and neighbours have been very helpful... Now I will try to get a prosthesis. I say to other survivors of mine injuries like myself: we have to keep our hope."
Rabha Hassa Assad Suyadan, 21, South Lebanon
THE MEDICAL CENTRES
* Ladies Waiting Room with Toilet facilities and baby changing room
* Gents Waiting Room with toilet
* Doctor's Surgery with toilet
* Dental Surgery with toilet
* Physio Therapy Treatment Room with toilet
* Nurse's Station / Treatment Room / Triage area
* Bathroom with Shower and Toilet off Nurse's Station
* Store Room
* Reception Area / Dispensery
* Out-door landscaping with walkways and shaded sitting areas
* Gents Waiting Room with toilet
* Doctor's Surgery with toilet
* Dental Surgery with toilet
* Physio Therapy Treatment Room with toilet
* Nurse's Station / Treatment Room / Triage area
* Bathroom with Shower and Toilet off Nurse's Station
* Store Room
* Reception Area / Dispensery
* Out-door landscaping with walkways and shaded sitting areas
The Medical Centres will be staffed by Lebanese Doctors and nurses.
Each Village will be responsible for the administration and the running of the Medical Centres in conjunction with the Lebanese Red Cross
MEDICAL SITUATION ON THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE ISRAELI DESTRUCTION OF 2006
The Irish Lebanon Project will endevour to provide an Ambulance with each Medical Centre
The Medical Centres that "The Irish Lebanon Project" will build in South Lebanon will be constructed of concrete. They will be a one story structure with wheelchair access and they will consist of the following:-
Our first Project will consist of a modern Hospital in the Village of Tayr Harfa which is central to about 28 villages of mixed Religious Sects. This Hospital will fulfil a major need in this area and will compliment the quality of life of the people in this region.
The Hospital will consist of three floors with all modern equiptment and necessary surgeries, laboratories and supporting facilities. The grounds will have ample parking with convalescent gardens.
We hope to have an artist's impression in due course. Please click on the map link below to view a map location of our First Hospital and of the plans link below to view the Hospital. These are PDF docs. We suggest that you magnafy to 200% when you open them.
The Hospital will consist of three floors with all modern equiptment and necessary surgeries, laboratories and supporting facilities. The grounds will have ample parking with convalescent gardens.
We hope to have an artist's impression in due course. Please click on the map link below to view a map location of our First Hospital and of the plans link below to view the Hospital. These are PDF docs. We suggest that you magnafy to 200% when you open them.
The Location of Tayr Harfa. Click on the image for a bigger look
The Plans of our Hospital in Tayr Harfa. Click on the image for a bigger look
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This Charity is Registered in Lebanon. Charity Registered Number 1650 LD
This Charity is Registered in Lebanon. Charity Registered Number 1650 LD
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