
Haiti 2021 © Johnson Sabin
Haiti
After a series of natural disasters and ongoing political and economic crises, Haiti’s health care system remains precarious.
Our work in Haiti
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responded to emergencies and maintained vital medical services during an extremely challenging year in Haiti.
Haiti: Violent clashes force temporary closure of MSF hospital in Cité Soleil
Nearly two years have passed since the earthquake hit Haiti in 2021, killing more than 2,000 people and injuring 12,000. But many communities are still reeling from the destruction. The earthquake destroyed tens of thousands of buildings and many health care facilities, including a maternal health clinic supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the town of Port-à-Piment, Sud department. The clinic was damaged beyond repair, leaving 250,00 people in the community without access to much-needed maternal health care.
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What's happening in Haiti?
Political instability, the resurgence of cholera in 2022, a fuel crisis, recent earthquake, and chronic violence have pushed the health care system in Haiti to its limits as needs are on the rise.
A high level of chronic violence, including armed clashes, robberies, and kidnappings, affected people throughout the capital, Port-au-Prince. Entire neighborhoods were under the control of different armed groups, with shifting territories.

How we're helping in Haiti
At our trauma hospital in the city’s Tabarre neighborhood, we provided surgery and follow-up care for patients with life-threatening injuries from gunshots, stabbings, and traffic accidents. We sometimes received many wounded patients at once and temporarily expanded the hospital’s bed capacity.

How we're helping
25,000
Emergency room consultations
3,220
People treated for intentional physical violence
1,560
People treated for sexual violence
*Data from MSF International Activity Report 2021
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Learn about MSF’s journalistic roots and our commitment to bear witness and speak out about the plight of the people we treat.
Learn about MSF’s journalistic roots and our commitment to bear witness and speak out about the plight of the people we treat.
How you can help
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