Military Healthcare

Mission:

• Preserving a healthy and safe military community.
• Providing healthcare services with excellent.
• Keeping up with the scientific and technical progress in the fields of health prevention, diagnosis, research and treatment.
• Constantly working on developing humanitarian and technical resources and facilities.

Date of establishment:

As a result of the announcement of Lebanon’s Independence in 1943, the French Army handed over to the Lebanese Army the central dispensary and 2 barracks in Badaro – Beirut. On the 1^st of August 1945, the Healthcare Directorate in the Lebanese Army was established. On 01/01/1950, the central dispensary was transferred to the central military hospital. The healthcare in the army was reorganized under the operation of a medical brigade on 08/23/1983. As of 01/08/1998, the medical brigade was cancelled and the Military Healthcare was established.

The accomplishments of the Military Healthcare:

• Providing healthcare and medical services for over 350 000 beneficiaries from soldiers, civil employees and their families.
• Upgrading the equipment of eye surgery in the surgical operations branch.
• Developing a computed radiography section.
• Developing central military laboratories, particularly the tissue laboratory, the blood bank and the molecular biology laboratory.
• Establishing medical dispensaries in different Lebanese regions.
• Rehabilitating and maintaining some facilities.
• Performing qualitative surgical operations.
• Managing medical waste.
• Developing and endoscopy section
• Developing an emergency section, as to capacity, equipment and specialized medical staff.

The emblem:
The emblem consists of a dove on top symbolizing peace and safety, two snakes twisting around a needle to denote the conflict between illness and medication. Two laurel branches symbolize glory to all who contribute to the recovery of the sick.