عربي
English
Quick links
Related sites
Hotline for Health Services for Displaced Lebanese 1787
Hotline for the Patient Admission to Hospitals 01/832700
COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Form covax.moph.gov.lb
MoPH Hotline 1214
Are you a new member? Sign up now
 
Login area | Sign up
Forgot your password? Click here
Let us help you
Read about the latest topics.
Download the new version of the MOPH app 
for the latest updates on Coronavirus
 
Be Responsible
#Raise your voice
Send us any Fraudulent Action or Enquiry so we can ALL contribute to make a Difference
Date: 05/06/2017
Author: Minister Office
Source: MOPH
Hasbani Follows up the Death of Farah Kassab and Issues Two Decisions and Two Letters to the General Prosecution and the Order of Physicians
 
The Information Office of Deputy Prime Minister Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani issued the following statement:
 
In the context of following up the death of Farah Kassab after she underwent a cosmetic surgery in a specialized hospital in cosmetic surgeries,
 
Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani took the following actions:
 
  1. The issuance of a decision on the prevention of  surgical operations that require a general anesthetic in day hospitals or other cosmetic surgery clinics.
  2. The issuance of a decision on the prevention of  surgical operations that require a general anesthetic in Dr. Nader Saab hospital specialized in cosmetic surgery.
  3. The issuance of a letter to the Public Prosecutor to investigate into the death of Farah Kassab.
  4. The issuance of a letter to the Lebanese Order of Physicians in Beirut to conduct necessary investigations into the death of Farah Kassab, and give the Order a period of two weeks to clarify some technical medical points and answer questions asked by Health Minister concerning the death of the said woman.
 
These steps came to complete the immediate oral decision of Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani to cease operations in the said clinic after the woman's death, and the written decision issued Friday 2 June 2017 which stipulates the following:
 
  1. Surgeries that may cause complications that require intensive care like liposuction and other surgeries shall not performed in places other than specialized hospitals which include an intensive care division that holds a license form Health Ministry in accordance with due process.
  2. The doctor should explain to the patient the risks of the surgery, including the plastic surgery, and ask the patient to sign the Patient Right Form and the informed consent.
Sitemap
© Copyrights reserved to Ministry of Public Health 2024