Municipality of Beirut Mobile Health Clinic
Municipality of Beirut
Mayor
Ibrahim Zaidan
Start of Project
01/04/2021
End of Project
To be confirmed
Overview
The Municipality of Beirut is a recipient of the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees, the Mayors Migration Council’s response to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people.
The Municipality of Beirut’s project brings health care services closer to those in need. Beirut partnered with UN-Habitat Lebanon to purchase and deploy the city’s first Municipal Mobile Health Clinic, which provides free and non-discriminatory COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and other basic medical services to individuals who are otherwise unable to access them. The Mobile Clinic goes where it is needed most, focusing on neighborhoods with a high percentage of refugees, migrants, and vulnerable Lebanese who were severely impacted by the August 4, 2020, port explosion, such as working-class neighborhoods bordering the port. Beirut directly engaged migrant, refugee, and marginalized Lebanese communities – as well as international and local NGOs - to identify the best use cases and locations for the Municipal Mobile Health Clinic.
Beirut is dedicated to building on the experience of the Mobile Health Clinic to continue delivering flexible services to those who need them the most while strengthening its accountability toward all of Beirut’s residents. To close other gaps in service delivery, the Municipality will maintain and expand its close relationship with project partners and other humanitarian organizations.
Beirut’s project has the following key innovations:
Beirut directly engaged migrant, refugee, and marginalized Lebanese communities to identify the best use cases and locations for its first-ever Municipal Mobile Health Clinic.
The project has strengthened the existing collaboration between the Municipality of Beirut and UN-Habitat Lebanon, as well as other project partners such as World Vision, the Lebanese Red Cross, UNHCR, and the Ministry of Public Health.
Realised Impact (As of April 2025)
With support from the MMC’s Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees Beirut, Lebanon, launched its first-ever Municipal Mobile Health Clinic, providing accessible healthcare to over 3,500 Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, and Iraqi residents—regardless of migration status. Building on the pilot’s success, the city invested its own resources to make the clinic a permanent part of Beirut’s healthcare system. Originally focused on providing vaccines and testing for migrants and refugees in remote areas, the clinic’s role expanded in 2024 as millions of people were displaced from southern Lebanon. The municipality swiftly deployed it to areas with the highest concentrations of displaced Lebanese, delivering medicine and lifesaving care. Within days, it treated over 520 displaced families, with plans to remain in place for as long as needed. The clinic has become a vital lifeline for both newcomers and local communities, ensuring uninterrupted healthcare access in times of crisis and beyond.
Priority Objectives
Protecting those most vulnerable
Providing access to urban infrastructure, social services, and education,
regardless of status
“The Municipality of Beirut welcomes the support of the Mayors Migration Council. This move comes as part of our continuous efforts to respond to the challenges and opportunities of migration, looking to support all inhabitants during this difficult time in our city’s history. Thanks to the Global Cities Fund, we are happy to announce that the Beirut Mobile Health Clinic will reach the neighborhoods where it is needed the most and provide crucial healthcare to those who would otherwise be left behind.”