Establishment of health zones and centres

Type

Decree-Law

Number

159

Date of the text

16/09/1983

Official Gazette

published in 1983

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

10

What it provides

This decree sets up health districts, local health councils, health centres and regional and large hospitals, and specifies how many residents each serves, the health services each provides, and the staffing of a health centre.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 545/2003 of 20/10/2003, articles 6

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1983. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.