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Heart for Lebanon clinic meets needs amid medical scarcity

Lebanon (MNN) -- Increasing conflict, intense bombardment, and insecurity are forcing a growing number of medical centers to shut down in Lebanon. Nearly half of the 207 primary healthcare centers in conflict zones are closed. Co-founder Camille Melki says Heart for Lebanon began its medical clinic in the Bekaa Valley 18 years ago. “Heart for Lebanon started doing ministry in October 2006 as a response to the Hezbollah and Israeli war that summer. Hosting medical teams started a few months a