Recent incidents involving Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams and activities in Port-au-Prince, as well as serious threats circulating on social networks, are jeopardizing the safety of MSF staff and patients treated in its facilities, and its ability to provide care in Haiti. On the night of Feb. 23, hooded gunmen attempted to break into the […]
People in Haiti are today living in dire conditions and are confronted daily with an appalling health and humanitarian situation, which continues to deteriorate, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is warning. Faced with an explosion of violence and a fuel shortage, people are struggling to access clean water and healthcare. In addition, over […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) joined the Haitian health authorities in the emergency response to treat patients presenting symptoms of cholera, following a resurgence of confirmed cases of cholera in Port-au-Prince as announced by the Ministry of Public Health (MSPP). In the Haitian capital, MSF opened a 10-bed cholera treatment centre (CTC) in the […]
Thousands of people are trapped without drinking water, food or medical care in an isolated area of the Cité Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince as armed groups battle for control of the area, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned today, calling on armed groups to spare civilians and humanitarian organizations to respond to the […]
Read More… from Haiti: Thousands of people trapped by armed clashes in Cité Soleil
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is alarmed by the latest wave of violence in Port-au-Prince as its staff have received more than 96 people with gunshot wounds in its medical facilities since April 24, 2022. From April 24 to May 7, 2022, clashes between armed groups in the northern part of the capital have completely […]
For the past week, violent clashes have been taking place in Port-au-Prince, including in usually calm neighborhoods. Mumuza Muhindo, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Country Director, explains how people in the city are victims of the violence in this Q&A. Mumuza Muhindo.Christophe Da Silva/Hans Lucas rong> When did this wave of violence begin? Since the […]
Read More… from Haiti: In Port-au-Prince, the population suffers as armed clashes spread
Haiti’s capital is in a state of high tension as armed groups vie for power across the city and challenge the government.
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Read More… from Haiti: Unbearable insecurity in Port-au-Prince
As tensions and armed conflict escalate in Haiti’s capital, shortages of fuel, public transportation and drinking water are putting medical facilities and patients at risk.
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Read More… from Haiti: Shortages of fuel, water and transportation threaten medical care
A fuel shortage in Haiti in recent days is threatening access and continuity of medical care in the country, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. At its trauma hospital in Tabarre, Port au Prince, MSF has been forced to limit patients and is only treating life-threatening emergencies. The […]
Read More… from Haiti fuel crisis: MSF forced to cut back its activities at Tabarre Hospital
The greatest number of deaths and injuries from Haiti’s August 14, 2021, earthquake occurred in the country’s southernmost region, the Sud department. Prior to this disaster, hospitals and clinics were already scarce in remote areas of Sud, and the earthquake damaged or destroyed many health facilities and roadways, making it difficult for earthquake survivors in […]
Read More… from Haiti: Earthquake survivors need continued care in the south