Access to Primary Healthcare
Amel Association International ensures equitable access to primary healthcare through fixed centers, mobile medical and psychosocial units, and home-based care, reaching vulnerable Lebanese, refugees, and displaced communities.
Integrated Healthcare in Times of Crisis
By addressing physical health, mental health, essential medication, diagnostics, case management, and social vulnerability together, Amel provides a vital gateway to care and long-term community resilience.
Needs
- Over 30% of households are unable to access essential healthcare, medicines, and medical consultations.
- High out-of-pocket costs and a largely private health system create serious financial barriers.
- Refugees and vulnerable host communities live under precarious conditions with limited access to care.
- Economic crisis and service degradation leave many families unable to afford basic healthcare without support.
Additional 2025 Services
- 105,567 medication services.
- 209,649 diagnostic services.
- 45,837 midwifery and nursing services.
- 9,571 case management interventions.
- 9,588 physiotherapy sessions.
Key Interventions
Primary Healthcare Services
Providing general and specialist consultations, essential medication, diagnostics, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, and follow-up care through Amel’s healthcare centers.
Mobile and Home-Based Care
Reaching remote, displaced, homebound, and mobility-constrained individuals through mobile health units, psychosocial units, and home visits.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Integrating mental health services into primary care to detect distress early and support emotional wellbeing, adherence, and recovery.
Dedicated Case Management
Addressing medical, social, psychological, and protection-related needs through individualized follow-up and internal or external referrals.
Continuity of Care
Ensuring that patients seeking physical care can also access medication, psychosocial support, referrals, and social assistance when needed.
Impact
- Reduced geographic and financial barriers to essential healthcare for vulnerable populations.
- Improved access for remote, displaced, and mobility-constrained individuals.
- Reduced reliance on high-cost private healthcare providers.
- Improved continuity of care and better patient adherence.
- Early detection of psychosocial distress through integrated MHPSS services.
- Early identification and management of chronic conditions, reducing risks of medical complications.
- Strengthened community resilience and social cohesion within Lebanon’s strained health system.
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