Haiti: MSF report documents alarming rise of sexual violence in Port-au-Prince

January 28, 2026

Port-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...

Haiti: MSF treats over 100 patients in two weeks as hospital access deteriorates.

January 23, 2026

Port-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...

Haiti: Escalating violence in Bel Air

January 9, 2026

MSF 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...

Haiti: MSF supports the reopening of a major maternity hospital in the capital

October 13, 2025

Port-au-Prince, October 13, 2025 – Access to health care has become severely limited amid a broader crisis of violence and insecurity in Haiti. In response, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting the reopening of the Isaïe Jeanty Maternity Hospital, one...

Haiti: Health system and civilians trapped in escalating violence

October 7, 2025

As 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...

Haiti: MSF trauma hospital in Port-au-Prince nears its limits

May 6, 2025

Port-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...

Haiti: MSF withdraws from two medical facilities in Port-au-Prince as widespread violence intensifies

April 9, 2025

Port-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...

Haiti: MSF Vehicles shot during hospital evacuation amid escalating violence in Port-au-Prince

March 18, 2025

Port au Prince, Haiti- Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the intentional opening of fire upon four of its vehicles while they were seeking safety for their staff amid escalating violence in Port au Prince, Haiti. The...

Haiti: Escalating Violence and Worsening Health Needs

March 7, 2025

Port-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...

Haiti: A call to support survivors of sexual violence

January 14, 2025

Survivors 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...

Haiti: Violence and threats by police force MSF to suspend activities in Port-au-Prince metropolitan area

November 20, 2024

Port-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...

Haiti: MSF outraged by attack on its ambulance by law enforcement and execution of patients

November 13, 2024

Port-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....