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Keen Sight Fund healthcare initiatives in post-conflict Lebanon

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  • Mohamad Fadl Haraké
  • Virginie Nahas
  • Nada Khaddage-Soboh

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This study examined the work and processes of non-governmental entities providing sustainable healthcare services through humanitarian action in post-conflict environments and highlights the significance of peacebuilding through public healthcare services. Here, Keen Sight Fund (KSF), a Lebanon-based non-governmental ophthalmology fund, was studied. Using multi-method qualitative methodology, the KSF's initiation, the establishment of partnerships with local and international NGOs, a field mission to a remote dispensary, and its awareness campaigns from 2016 to 2020 were observed. KSF volunteer physicians, a public sector official, and partnered NGO officials were interviewed. Discussions were also held with 42 focus-group participants, and members of households that had benefitted from KSF services. Study results indicate that local humanitarian actions, led by volunteer physicians backed by international financial support, form the best approach to rebuilding healthcare services in post-conflict settings. The study further highlights the importance of social investment in communal work.

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  • Mohamad Fadl Haraké & Virginie Nahas & Nada Khaddage-Soboh, 2022. "Keen Sight Fund healthcare initiatives in post-conflict Lebanon," International Journal of Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 25(3/4), pages 267-284.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsusd:v:25:y:2022:i:3/4:p:267-284
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