The Beiruter

Lebanon’s healthcare system, once considered one of the country’s strongest sectors, is facing a growing financial and operational crisis as hospitals struggle with unpaid dues, rising costs, inflation, and declining support from insurers and state institutions.

Lebanon’s long-awaited pension reform promises a lifetime retirement income for workers, but its success depends on implementing 14 pending decrees, building the system’s institutions, and ensuring the state can turn the reform from a legal text into real social protection.