PHOTOBLOG: Conflict in the waiting room

Source: International Alert - UK - Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:15 PM
Author: International Alert
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There are over 1.1 million Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon. In a country of just 4.5 million people, this influx is placing a massive strain on the national healthcare sector. It is also creating increasing tensions between the local population and their new neighbours from Syria.

Lana Khattab from peacebuilding charity International Alert and photographer Nadim Kamel visited healthcare centres across south Lebanon in September 2014 to see the effects first hand. To find out more, visit http://www.international-alert.org/lebanon

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