Haiti: MSF forced to suspend operations at the Isaïe Jeanty Maternity hospital amid violence

June 22, 2026

Port-au-Prince, June 19, 2026: Since the night of June 13–14, violence has been escalating around the Isaïe Jeanty Maternity Hospital, supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in Cité Soleil. Caught in the crossfire and facing an untenable situation, the teams have been forced today to...

Haiti: A mother and newborn reunite amid insecurity

May 30, 2026

For over two weeks, escalating violence between armed groups in Cité Soleil, an area of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced over ten thousand people to flee their neighbourhoods1 and disrupted local health services. People’s ability to access essential medical care – including patient referrals – has been sharply restricted. Sterline, a resident of Cité Soleil, is among those affected by the persistent insecurity. Throughout her...

Haiti has become a far more dangerous place to live or seek medical care

April 27, 2026

NEW YORK, April 23, 2026—As the US Supreme Court prepares to hear a case affecting the legal status of many Haitians in the US, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is warning that humanitarian conditions in Haiti have deteriorated severely...

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...

MSF regret to announce the permanent closure of its Emergency Centre Turgeau in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

October 16, 2025

Port-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...

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: 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...