rafik hariri university _ up to. this is rafik hariri university hospital, - up to. est healthcare public largest healthca re public institution. largest healthcare public institution. every year it treats thousands of the country's poorest patients. t country's poorest patients. i love working at rafik hariri university hospital because it simply receives and hosts those vulnerable populations that are the most in need. even if it is not to the highest of standards or to the best of quality, just being there is a must. or to the best of quality, 'ust being there is a must. dr firas abiad is the — being there is a must. dr firas abiad is the hospital— being there is a must. dr firas abiad is the hospital director. | abiad is the hospital director. he was appointed in 2015 and has been widely praised his work on strengthening the ones neglected institution. during the covid—19 pandemic, he became a household name as the hospital took the lead in the country's response. every monday morning, dr firas abiad tours hospital wards, not to see patients, but to make sure the

this is rafik hariri university hospital. it's lebanon's largest public healthcare institution. it treats thousands of the country's poorest patients. i love working in rafik hariri university hospital because it simply receives and hosts those vulnerable populations that are the most in need. even if it's not to the highest of standards or to the best of quality, just being there is a must. dr firas abiad is the hospital director. he was appointed in 2015 and has been widely praised for his work on strengthening the once—neglected institution. during the covid—i9 pandemic, he became a household name as the hospital took the lead in the country's response. every monday morning, dr abiad tours the hospital wards not to see patients, but to make sure the hospital is still functioning. i think that we are passing through a most difficult situation. so, as our circumstances are becoming more difficult, the demands on us by patients is increasing, and that has really put us in a very precarious situation. in late 2019, spiralling national debt contributed to the collapse of lebanon's