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Jocelyn DeJong

Jocelyn DeJong is professor and Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs at the Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

The Challenges of a Public Health Approach to COVID-19 Amid Crises in Lebanon
Protesters demonstrate in their cars against the worsening economic crisis, amid a countrywide lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Beirut, Lebanon April 21, 2020. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
Covid-19 Coverage

The Challenges of a Public Health Approach to COVID-19 Amid Crises in Lebanon

Lebanon's highly privatized system of health care is presenting challenges to implementing a public health approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the country already suffering from multiple political and economic crises, containment of the coronavirus has been more effective than expected. But seri
Jocelyn DeJong • 11 min read