Haiti: MSF forced to suspend operations at the Isaïe Jeanty Maternity hospital amid violence
June 22, 2026Port-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...
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Haiti: MSF resumes activities in Cité Soleil after three weeks of suspension
June 5, 2026Port-au-Prince, 3 June 2026—After being forced to suspend operations at its hospital in Cité Soleil for three weeks due to severe clashes between armed groups, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) started a gradual resumption of medical services on Monday 1 June, to address the significant needs of...
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Haiti: A mother and newborn reunite amid insecurity
May 30, 2026For 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...
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Haiti: MSF forced to evacuate its hospital in Cité Soleil and temporarily suspend activities there
May 12, 2026Port-au-Prince, May 11, 2026 – For more than 24 hours, the Cité Soleil neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been the scene of heavy clashes between armed groups. At the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital, located in Cité Soleil, medical teams...
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Haiti has become a far more dangerous place to live or seek medical care
April 27, 2026NEW 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...
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Haiti: MSF report documents alarming rise of sexual violence in Port-au-Prince
January 28, 2026Port-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...
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Haiti: MSF treats over 100 patients in two weeks as hospital access deteriorates.
January 23, 2026Port-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...
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Haiti: Escalating violence in Bel Air
January 9, 2026MSF 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...
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Haiti: MSF supports the reopening of a major maternity hospital in the capital
October 13, 2025Port-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...
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Haiti: Health system and civilians trapped in escalating violence
October 7, 2025As 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...
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Haiti: MSF trauma hospital in Port-au-Prince nears its limits
May 6, 2025Port-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...
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Haiti: MSF withdraws from two medical facilities in Port-au-Prince as widespread violence intensifies
April 9, 2025Port-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...
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