Haiti: Dozens of people hit by stray bullets as fierce violence flares up again in Port-au-Prince
July 29, 2022Since last weekend, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders is seeing a significant increase in the number patients wounded by stray bullets in its medical facilities in the capital. Since the start of violent clashes between armed groups in the peripheral...
Read moreHaiti: A wave of violence in Port-au-Prince
May 12, 2022PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 11, 2022—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.From April 24 to...
Read moreHaiti: Complex needs of earthquake survivors require continued specialised care
September 10, 2021The greatest number of deaths and injuries from Haiti’s 14 August 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...
Read moreHaiti: The long road to recovery for earthquake survivors
August 30, 2021More than a week after an earthquake destroyed his home and fractured the bones of his leg, two-year-old Widnika sleeps in a bed at MSF's Tabarre hospital in Port-au-Prince as his mother Widline sits with him. The 7.2 magnitude quake began at...
Read moreHaiti: After the earthquake, a surgical team works nonstop
August 23, 2021Xavier Kernizan is an orthopaedic surgeon who normally works at MSF's Tabarre hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Since the 14 August earthquake, he has been working with an MSF surgical team in Jérémie, and describes what he’s seen. What did you do the...
Read moreHaiti: Death, destruction and thousands of injured people in wake of earthquake
August 18, 2021On Saturday, August 14, at 8:30 am local time, the earth trembled in the southern peninsula of Haiti. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to buildings, houses and main access roads in the three provinces of Grand'Anse, Nippes and Sud....
Read moreViolence in Haiti’s capital is putting medical activities in jeopardy
June 17, 2021A spike in violence in Haiti's capital is putting medical activities in jeopardy, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today, warning that medical care cannot be sustained while armed clashes and robberies affect health facilities, vehicles, patients and staff.In the first week of...
Read moreHaiti: Ten years after Haiti earthquake, medical care is deteriorating
January 9, 2020PORT-AU-PRINCE/NEW YORK/PARIS — As the world marks 10 years since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reflects on our response to the disaster a decade ago and highlights the current deterioration of medical care in the country...
Read moreHaiti: Sunday morning in Tabarre emergency trauma hospital
January 3, 2020Since its reopening on 27 November 2019, people have been arriving at MSF's hospital in the Tabarre area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Specialising in emergency trauma care, the hospital reached its initial capacity of 25 beds in its first two weeks. The medical...
Read moreHaiti: People’s healthcare in danger amidst worsening anger and despair
July 5, 2019Far from the cameras, Haiti is faced with a major crisis as political and socioeconomic factors bring on a massive upsurge in violence. For months now, Haitians have seen a steady decline in their purchasing power as the national currency...
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February 12, 2018Health needs are immense in Haiti, with a weak health system that was further weakened after the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew at the end of 2016. We continue to respond to urgent needs wherever possible, but greater investment...
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