BEIRUT, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon on Tuesday received the third batch of monthly financial assistance from the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) to support the country's health sector amid the economic crisis.
Lebanon will use the aid to purchase the fuel oil needed for health facilities every month, the National News Agency reported.
Nearly 1.5 million liters of diesel have been distributed among government hospitals, care homes, and health facilities within this support program's framework, which extends over nine months.
On July 22, Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health received the first two batches of the financial aid provided by the QFFD within a 50-million-U.S. dollars support package.
Lebanon has been facing a unprecedented financial crisis over the past years, which has impacted the economy's different sectors, prompting friendly and brotherly countries to offer their support for the crisis-hit country. ■
