Zeineddine Jana, El Chamieh Carolla, Bou Sanayeh Elie
Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Faculty of Medicine, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Health Econ Rev. 2023 Feb 11;13(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s13561-023-00424-z.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a major public health concern, as it is the most common birth defect and the leading cause of death in the first year of life if adequate surgical interventions were not provided. Unfortunately, in Lebanon, a country that has been assailed by devastating social and economic crises, many specialized Lebanese pediatric heart surgeons fled abroad to secure more stable careers. This has led to the death of many newborns with CHDs. Public health authorities must find urgent solutions for this national tragedy that is projected to last for years.
先天性心脏病（CHD）是一个重大的公共卫生问题，因为它是最常见的出生缺陷，如果没有适当的外科干预，也是一岁以内婴儿死亡的主要原因。不幸的是，在饱受毁灭性社会和经济危机冲击的黎巴嫩，许多专业的黎巴嫩小儿心脏外科医生逃往国外以谋求更稳定的职业。这导致许多患有先天性心脏病的新生儿死亡。公共卫生当局必须为这场预计将持续数年的国家悲剧找到紧急解决方案。
