Air conditioning has been cut off in most of the reception services of the Rafic Hariri University Hospital due to a lack of liquidity necessary to purchase the fuel oil necessary for the operation of its generators.
However, this decision does not concern the inpatient services of the public hospital.
Hospitals, whether private or public, are suffering from the current financial crisis by being confronted with significant late payments – to the tune of $ 1.3 billion in government debt accumulated for sometimes even more than 10 years – and difficulties procurement from suppliers of drugs and medical equipment who have so far benefited from grants from the Bank of Lebanon to the tune of LL / USD 1,500. However, the central bank has indicated that it suffers from significant difficulties in continuing to finance
