Haiti: MSF report documents alarming rise of sexual violence in Port-au-Prince
January 28, 2026Port-au-Prince, January 28, 2026 – Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has surged in Haiti's capital since 2021 and is being used systematically to terrorize the population, with a disproportionate impact on women and girls, according to a report released today...
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Haiti: MSF treats over 100 patients in two weeks as hospital access deteriorates.
January 23, 2026Port-au-Prince, Thursday 22 January 2026: In the first two weeks of January, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated just over 100 people injured by violence at the MSF hospital in Drouillard in Port-au-Prince. Since late December, the city has seen a...
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Haiti: Escalating violence in Bel Air
January 9, 2026MSF calls for the protection of civilians and medical facilities.8 January 2026, Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about the recent intensification of clashes between the Haitian National Police (PNH) and armed groups in the Bel...
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MSF regret to announce the permanent closure of its Emergency Centre Turgeau in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
October 16, 2025Port-au-Prince, 14 October 2025 - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to permanently close its Emergency Center in Turgeau due to increasing insecurity in the centre of Port-au-Prince. This health facility had temporarily closed its doors and suspended its...
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Haiti: Health system and civilians trapped in escalating violence
October 7, 2025As Haiti’s capital sinks deeper into a crisis marked by violent clashes between armed groups and police forces, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports a rise in the number of civilian casualties arriving at its facilities and highlights the...
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Haiti: MSF trauma hospital in Port-au-Prince nears its limits
May 6, 2025Port-au-Prince, May 5, 2025 - Port-au-Prince is undergoing an extremely high level of violence as armed groups are coordinating attacks on several areas of the city that were previously beyond their control. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is warning that its...
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Haiti: MSF withdraws from two medical facilities in Port-au-Prince as widespread violence intensifies
April 9, 2025Port-au-Prince, 8 April, 2025 - Following the targeted attack on 15 March against a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) convoy travelling between its Turgeau emergency centre and its Carrefour Trauma Hospital, and in view of the deteriorating security situation in downtown...
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Haiti: Escalating Violence and Worsening Health Needs
March 7, 2025Port-au-Prince, Haiti- Since 24 February, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Haiti have witnessed a surge in violence, increasing the number of wounded people and medical needs. Clashes between armed groups and police are intensifying, leaving civilians trapped under...
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Haiti: A call to support survivors of sexual violence
January 14, 2025Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Haiti's capital urgently need vital services such as safe shelters, mental health support and medical care, as rapes and other assaults have become widespread during violence and insecurity in the city in recent...
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Haiti: Violence and threats by police force MSF to suspend activities in Port-au-Prince metropolitan area
November 20, 2024Port-au-Prince – A series of threats by police forces against Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff have forced the organization to suspend its activities until further notice in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. Police officers have stopped MSF vehicles multiple times...
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Haiti: MSF outraged by attack on its ambulance by law enforcement and execution of patients
November 13, 2024Port-au-Prince, November 12, 2024 — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest terms the killing of at least two patients who were executed after an MSF ambulance was stopped by members of a vigilante group and law enforcement officers....
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Haiti: MSF denounces obstruction of ambulance causing patient’s death
September 6, 2024On Tuesday, September 3, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance carrying a patient in critical condition was stopped by police in Port-au-Prince and detained, preventing our team from providing the necessary care. The patient was suffering from an open fracture...
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