The Secours Populaire Libanais (SPL) is a social and health organisation founded in 1972, with a long trajectory of humanitarian intervention in Lebanon.
Since the beginning of the civil war in 1975, when the collapse of public services required the creation of community-based support networks, SPL has developed an extensive network of health and social centres.
Currently, it operates around 21 centres and delegations across the country, particularly in areas with displaced populations.
With more than 50 years of experience in humanitarian action, SPL combines healthcare with social, educational, and community programmes, as well as awareness-raising initiatives and coordination with public institutions and civil society organisations.
Humanitarian response: health, food, and community support
In response to the escalation of attacks that began in 2023 and continues to intensify, the Secours Populaire Libanais (SPL) has activated a nationwide emergency humanitarian response. Its teams work mainly in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and Beirut, providing urgent medical care and humanitarian support to affected communities.
The Nabatieh Hospital, managed by SPL and located in one of the most heavily bombed areas in the south of the country, continues to treat injured people and provide primary and secondary healthcare, psychological support, and the distribution of medicines.
However, more than 10 SPL health centres have had to close completely, as they are located in areas under bombardment or in situations of extreme risk. The centres that remain operational are under enormous pressure, treating injured people, displaced families, and patients without access to other healthcare services.
SPL delegations are also providing direct support to displaced people in different regions of the country, including Akkar, Tripoli, Amioun, Saida, Barja, Sawfar, and Sour, offering basic assistance and humanitarian support to hundreds of people.
In addition to healthcare assistance, some SPL centres are currently functioning as collective shelters, hosting families who have been forced to leave their homes due to bombings and evacuation orders.
SPL teams are also involved in emergency operations through their civil defence sector, carrying out search and rescue, evacuations, recovery of victims, and first aid in affected areas.
