Just a day after a powerful earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, MSF launched one of the largest emergency interventions in its history. Hundreds of thousands of people were injured or killed, and more than 1 million people lost their homes. In October, MSF mobilized hundreds of staff members to respond to the massive cholera epidemic that followed in the wake of the disaster. Teams opened more than 50 cholera treatment centers across Haiti, launched widespread public education campaigns, and provided care to more than 100,000 patients.
Today, MSF teams work in Port-au-Prince and in southwestern Haiti to fill gaps in health care services and reinforce the capacity of local health systems. In November 2019, in response to increasing violence, MSF opened a hospital in the Tabarre area of Port-au-Prince for patients with traumatic injuries such as open fractures and gunshot wounds.