Healthcare system responses to non-communicable diseases’ needs of Syrian refugees: The cases of Jordan and Lebanon

•Hosting governments were moderately successful in providing health services to Syrian refugees through existing national health systems.•Coverage and quality of care remain suboptimal and continuity is often interrupted due to inadequate implementation of national NCD guidelines, major government policy changes and UNHCR policy changes in cost sharing, eligibility, and vulnerability criteria which made the health system difficult to navigate. The latter are related to the lack of financing for NCDs at global level.•There is a need for evidence-based guidelines and effective implementation models for continued NCD care in protracted emergency settings.•Innovative financing solutions and increased advocacy for funding and prioritization of NCD care for refugees need to be envisioned.•Strengthening existing national health systems and striving for equity in achieving universal health coverage for both nationals of host countries and refugees is imperative.