By Michael Lawson, Humanitarian Affairs Officer for MSF Canada “We have no water, we have no food. We have nothing.” That is how one man standing outside a mobile medical clinic run by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, described the situation he and his family had been living […]
Last night, approximately 20 armed men violently entered the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Tabarre, in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, to forcibly remove a patient with gunshot wounds who was still in the operating room. MSF strongly condemns this incursion, which demonstrates once again the unprecedented level of violence currently raging in Port-au-Prince. All […]
Vulnerable people in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince are caught in a spiral of ongoing violence and insecurity, living under the threat of stray bullets and kidnappings as well as economic precarity. Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs mobile clinics almost daily to treat hundreds of children, women, men, and elderly people trapped in their neighbourhoods. In […]
Read More… from Haiti: MSF mobile clinics in Port-au-Prince treat people stranded by violence
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