The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Balamand played an important role during the Covid-19 crisis. The Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences played a major part in the PCR laboratory for Covid-19 testing, at the Kurah campus. The Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences was involved in the Balamand-Hayati against Corona" project that tracks and traces COVID-19 in Lebanon. The University of Balamand, led by a team of experienced virologists established a molecular laboratory to screen for COVID -19 in the community.

The team set up three rooms: one room for extraction, another one for sample preparation and a third room for PCR amplification. The team also validated the test process to make SARS-CoV-2 testing readily available for the community.

Once the national deployment and vaccination plan was set and announced by the government, the University of Balamand decided to launch a COVID-19 vaccination center that was accredited by the ministry of health. The Nursing Program conducted information sessions for the staff, FHS and nursing faculty members as well as the senior and MSN students directly involved in the vaccination process that covered registration, administration of the vaccine and the post vaccination adverse events. The Nursing Program took the lead to organize the daily schedule, to secure volunteers from FHS faculty, staff, students, and graduates and to orient and supervise the vaccinators. The nursing faculty members were reporting to the center on a regular basis to supervise the flow of work related to vaccine administration. The nursing and MSN students were all volunteering in the center to give the vaccine to the community.