Author: Elias F, Khuri FR, Adib SM, Karam R, Harb H, Awar M, Zalloua P, Ammar W.
Source: MOPH
Financial Burden of Cancer Drug Treatment in Lebanon
BACKGROUND:
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in Lebanon provides cancer drugs free of charge for uninsured patients who account for more than half the total caseload. Other categories of cancer care are subsidized under more stringent eligibility criteria. MOPH's large database offers an excellent opportunity to analyze the cost of cancer treatment in Lebanon. (Read More...)