US EditionGang violence forces medical nonprofit Doctors Without Borders to suspend services at Haiti clinic
Doctors Without Borders halted services after volunteers were trapped and a former volunteer died amid clashes, with 60% of Port-au-Prince health facilities closed, UN reports.
- Medical nonprofit Doctors Without Borders suspended services at a clinic in a violent neighborhood of Haiti's capital due to ongoing clashes between police and armed gangs.
- The Bel-Air clinic offered the only medical services in the area controlled by the Krache Dife gang and served thousands of patients monthly.
- Gang violence has forced the closure of around 60% of health facilities in Port-au-Prince, displaced over 1.4 million Haitians, and led to at least 1,957 casualties from July to September 2022.
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Gang Violence Forces Doctors Without Borders to Suspend Services at Haiti Clinic
(MedPage Today) -- Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday that it was suspending services at a clinic in a violent neighborhood of Haiti's capital given ongoing clashes between police and armed groups. The announcement is a blow...
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Gang violence forces medical nonprofit Doctors Without Borders to suspend services at Haiti clinic
Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders says it is suspending services at a clinic in a violent neighborhood of Haiti’s capital given ongoing clashes between police and armed groups.
MSF considered that the context is no longer appropriate for the deployment of its teams in the field because the situation does not guarantee the safety of the latter and the safety of the patients taken care of. According to the organisation, recent incidents have directly exposed humanitarian personnel to serious risks. This situation has led to restrictions on certain services in areas already heavily affected by instability and the humanita…
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended several of its services in Haiti due to a security degradation deemed too dangerous for its teams. The humanitarian organisation explains that recent acts of violence have directly threatened the safety of its staff and patients. Faced with this situation, MSF has decided to temporarily limit certain activities in order to protect its teams on the ground. This suspension concerns areas already weakene…
Haiti: Escalating violence in Bel Air, Port-au-Prince | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/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 Air neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince. In this area of the capital, where no other medical services are available, MSF teams usually run a clinic one day a week, while volunteer community health workers are present every day to provide basic care and refer patie…
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