Table 1.

The fragmented structure of the Lebanese health system by population group in 2016 (framework adapted from Londoño and Frenk [19])

Functions of health system	Population groups
	Non-poor		Vulnerable
	Socially insured	Privately insured	Vulnerable Lebanese	Palestinian in Lebanon	Palestinian refugees from Syria	Syrian refugees
Stewardship	MoH	Private sector	MoH	UNRWA	UNRWA	UNHCR
Financing	National Social Security Fund (NSSF)	Insurance premiums	Taxes	International	International	International
Delivery	Public sector	Private sector	Public services	Humanitarian sector	Public services, NGO and private sector	Public services NGO and private sector