{"id":8727,"date":"2026-10-02T17:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/?p=8727"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:14:57","slug":"circular-no-76-ensuring-the-right-to-treatment-and-respect-for-privacy-for-people-who-use-drugs-in-cases-of-addiction-and-overdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/en\/archives\/8727","title":{"rendered":"Circular No. 76: Ensuring the Right to Treatment and Respect for Privacy for People Who Use Drugs in Cases of Addiction and Overdose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Republic of Lebanon<br \/>\nMinistry of Public Health<br \/>\nThe Minister<\/p>\n<p>Beirut, 22 August 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Circular No. 76<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Concerning the implementation of Circular No. 1\/55 dated 1 April 2006 and Circular No. 469 dated 22 March 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whereas the Ministry of Public Health adopts a humane and compassionate approach to drug dependence, affirming the right of people who use narcotic substances to receive treatment rather than face criminal prosecution, and seeking to ensure the provision of the medical and social assistance necessary to overcome dependence;<\/p>\n<p>Whereas some hospitals notify the security forces when patients experience an overdose, thereby discouraging these individuals\u2014most of whom are young people\u2014from seeking necessary medical care, depriving them of treatment and sometimes resulting in death;<\/p>\n<p>Therefore,<\/p>\n<p>We urge the management of all hospitals and healthcare professionals generally to comply with Circular No. 1\/55 dated 1 April 2006, which requires \u201cnotifying the Internal Security Forces by fax of incidents resulting from the actions of others,\u201d and which does not cover cases of addiction or overdose, as well as Circular No. 469 dated 22 March 2016, which reaffirmed this clarification. This is intended to safeguard patients\u2019 right to healthcare and treatment, respect their privacy, and prevent stigma and discrimination against them.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Public Health<br \/>\nDr. Jamil Jabak<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distribution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ministry of Interior and Municipalities<\/li>\n<li>Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces<\/li>\n<li>Directorate General of Health<\/li>\n<li>Syndicate of Private Hospitals<\/li>\n<li>Public Hospitals<\/li>\n<li>Orders of Physicians in Beirut and Tripoli<\/li>\n<li>Archives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8720\" src=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2019-MoPH-cirular.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2019-MoPH-cirular.jpg 648w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2019-MoPH-cirular-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2019-MoPH-cirular-150x222.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2019-MoPH-cirular-300x444.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republic of Lebanon Ministry of Public Health The Minister Beirut, 22 August 2019 Circular No. 76 Concerning the implementation of Circular No. 1\/55 dated 1 April 2006 and Circular No. 469 dated 22 March 2016 Whereas the Ministry of Public Health adopts a humane and compassionate approach to drug dependence, affirming the right of people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[164],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reference-documents-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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