Hotel Dieu de France becomes a tobacco-free hospital

In a very welcome initiative, Hotel Dieu de France is turning into a tobacco-free hospital starting this January with a new campaign. Smoking was already forbidden inside the hospital but people still smoked on balconies or in front of the main/ER entrances and in close proximity to the building. The new rule forbids doing so in all areas apart from the newly-dedicated space, and it stipulates a minimum of 9-meter distance from facilities in which smoking…

7ara2to Samana: Black Smoke in the skies of Karantina

A 12-meter long art installation representing a flag made of black smoke was placed in Beirut yesterday next to the site of the planned waste incinerator. The flag that was raised symbolizes the black landscape that will surround Beirut area and its surrounding if we do not move quickly to stop the adoption of incinerators as a solution for waste management in light of the poor management of public facilities in Lebanon. Needless to say,…
Health

Call 1214 To Report Hospital ER Units Not Admitting Patients

5 years ago
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about hospitals asking patients for money before admitting them to ER and I’ve shared couple of videos on the blog. In order to report such violations, the Health Ministry ...
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Six Months After Switching from Normal Cigarettes to the IQOS

5 years ago
A year after my brother visited Philip Morris International’s HQ in Switzerland, he convinced me to switch from normal cigarettes to the IQOS Heated Tobacco System, and brought me the device along with four packs ...
Health

Homosexuality is NOT a Disease: Helpine by #LebMASH Launched to Raise Awareness

6 years ago
HINAD, which stands for “Homosexuality is not a disease”, is a campaign launched by The Lebanese Medical Association for Sexual Health (LebMASH) and Agnes Varis Trust with the aim of challenging homophobia and raising awareness ...
Baladi

Zahrani Municipality Cutting Down on Plastic Bags Use

6 years ago
It’s also good to see Lebanese villages and towns taking eco-friendly initiatives and cutting down on plastic use. Jbeil vowed to ban all plastic bags by end of 2018 and Zahrani municipality is encouraging people ...
Health

#FightWithMichele: Needed Funds for Michele’s Treatment Raised in Less than 1 Month!

6 years ago
The #FithWithMichele fundraising campaign which was kicked off a month ago to help cover Michele Hajal’s $740K curative treatment (CAR-T CELLS THERAPY) in the United States has succeeded and Michele will be on her way ...
Baladi

Alfa Telecom to Ship 460 Tons of e-Waste to Sweden

6 years ago
As of 2017, over 47 million tons of e-waste were generated and the numbers are rising annually by 4%. Unfortunately, only 20% of e-waste is subject to recycling and 80% are dumped in landfills or ...
Critiques

Haret Hreik Lab Tests Show Water Contains Human Stools

6 years ago
A Haret Hreik resident sent a sample of his building’s water to test to have it checked, and the laboratory tests turned out to be horrific. Not only is the water not drinkable, but it ...
Health

#FeelTheBeat: Get your Free Checkup For Heart Diseases at City Centre Beirut

6 years ago
Heart diseases and strokes remain the leading causes of death globally and plenty of cases can be prevented by running routine check-ups. In an attempt to raise awareness on that matter, LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital ...
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