In Port-au-Prince, thousands of women are at risk. Seeing a doctor, obtaining contraceptives, attending prenatal check-ups or receiving care after sexual assault have all become fraught with obstacles. In a capital city where armed violence is undermining an already fragile health system, access to sexual and reproductive healthcare is becoming increasingly limited. Yet it is […]
Today, MSF teams were once again forced to suspend their medical activities at the Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital in Chancerelles, in the commune of Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, following renewed clashes between several armed groups in the area. This is the second suspension in less than two months. Medical activities had only just resumed after a three-week interruption. This […]
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, armed groups continually battle the government and its supporters for territorial control. This violence prevents residents from freely moving around in the city and the few hospitals still operating are sometimes forced to suspend activities for security reasons. The situation is particularly critical in the commune of Cité Soleil, which is controlled […]
Read More… from Haiti: People risk their lives to seek medical care
Since the night of June 13 to 14, violence has been escalating around the Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital, supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in Cité Soleil. Caught in the crossfire and facing an untenable situation, the teams have been forced to suspend their medical activities. Access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, already […]
Three weeks after severe clashes between armed groupsforced Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend operations at our hospital in Cité Soleil — a neighbourhood in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince — MSF has, on Monday June 1, begun a gradual resumption of medical services to address the significant needs of the community. On […]
Read More… from Haiti: MSF hospital in Cité Soleil reopens after three-week closure
For weeks, escalating violence between armed groups in Cité Soleil, an area of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced thousands of people to flee their neighbourhoods and disrupted local health services. People’s ability to access essential medical care — including patient referrals — has been sharply restricted. Sterline, a resident of Cité Soleil, is among the […]
Read More… from Haiti: Mother and newborn reunite amid insecurity
Migrant caravans are organized groups that travel together — often on foot — to attempt to protect themselves from violence in the absence of safe migration routes. As a group they are more visible, which reduces some, but not all, risks. Publicly, they are often labelled a “logistical challenge” or just seen as a mass […]
Read More… from Mexico: Haitian migrants join caravans, facing waiting, barriers
For more than 24 hours, the Cité Soleil neighbourhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been the scene of heavy clashes between armed groups. At the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital, located in Cité Soleil, medical teams have had to cope with an influx of patients with gunshot wounds and take in more than 800 […]
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case affecting the legal status of many Haitians in the U.S., Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns humanitarian conditions in Haiti have deteriorated severely in recent years, cutting off access to medical care and endangering anyone forced to return. “Haiti has become a far more […]
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has surged in Haiti’s capital since 2022 and is being used systematically to terrorize communities, with a disproportionate impact on women and girls, according to a report released by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). This crisis is occurring as infrastructure, public services and living conditions have deteriorated dramatically amid […]
Read More… from Haiti: new MSF report documents alarming rise of sexual violence in Port-au-Prince