All health services to be provided for free to arrivals from Lebanon _ Health Ministry

Damascus-SANA- The Ministry of Health issued a circular to the health directorates of Damascus Countryside, Homs, Tartous, Damascus, along with public hospitals, within the framework of responding to provide health services to arrivals from Lebanese territories.

The circular includes providing free emergency medical services, treatment and diagnostics in hospitals for the arrivals , and emphasizing the presence of ambulances at border crossings, in numbers matched to actual need, in addition to providing full primary health care services free of charge to arrivals through border crossings and through health centers in the places where arrivals are located, including reproductive health services, Nutrition surveys, psychological support, in addition to providing all vaccines within the expanded national program.

It also included providing health services related to chronic and contagious diseases, epidemiological investigation of expatriates, and monitoring the availability of medicines, supplies, and diagn
ostic and investigation methods for all disease cases.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency