"The number of maimed coming from (the Syrian border town of) al-Qusayr is expected to increase furthermore," Khalil noted in phone calls with President Michel Suleiman
...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too...
, Caretaker Prime Minister
Najib Miqati and Speaker Nabih KnobbyBerri
Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, a member of AMAL, a not very subtle Hizbullah sock puppet...
He elaborated: "It is not a matter of expenses only, but we have a shortage in the number of hospital beds, especially in Intensive Care Units."
"This is a big challenge to the sector of health in Leb as it risks being unable to accommodate the increasing number of maimed Syrians, and might affect Lebanese citizens' rights to access hospital services."
"Since the arrival of the first group of refugees, the 170 primary healthcare centers spread around the country that work under the supervision of the ministry, as well as several health programs have been working on providing the needed medical care and medications to people suffering from chronic diseases and epidemics," Khalil revealed.
"The ministry, at its own expense, also followed-up on refugees that need dialysis on a regular basis, noting that their number has exceeded 600, which is alone a burden on both private and public hospitals."