In addition to the chaos left by the double explosion on August 4 in Beirut and the Covid-19 crisis, there are health problems linked to poverty.
Many Lebanese no longer see their gynecologist for lack of money.
A situation that could have serious consequences for their health.
After seven years spent in a dispensary in Jdeideh, a poor suburb of Beirut, Nadine El Kassis, a Lebanese gynecologist, used to consult mainly Syrian refugees without means and without health insurance.
But recently things have changed.
"There are more Lebanese women seeking treatment here, and there will be even more with the economic crisis which will worsen."
A risk of breast cancer
In a Beirut hospital, Lebanese women consult less than before.
"Today, many women do not go to compulsory gynecological examinations, deplores another gynecologist. This woman is eight months pregnant. She should have already performed an examination for the prevention of immune diseases."
Ultimately, "we fear that this drop in attendance or that the postponement of appointments will have an impact on the diagnosis of breast cancer in particular, continues Nadine El Kassis. We know that late examinations lead to advanced cases of breast cancer. . In two or three years, we will see the consequences ".
According to the World Health Organization, a quarter of cancer-related deaths among Lebanese women are due to breast cancer.
The lack of early diagnosis could make the situation even worse.
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