Ministry of Public Health issued the following statement:
“At the command of the Minister of Public Health, Dr. Firas Abyad, the Director of Medical Care in the Ministry, Dr. Joseph Al-Helou, began the investigation yesterday, into the death of the child, Siham Shaheen, in a hospital in Sidon, where the causes and responsibilities will be determined and the necessary action taken.” .

It is noteworthy that social networking sites were buzzing with the story of the 4-and-a-half-month-old baby, who died after suffering an emergency health condition that forced her to be transferred into intensive care for children, but the failure to secure an amount of 10 million pounds (approximately $ 400) led to depriving her of appropriate treatments, according to what her father said.