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Escalating insecurity in Haiti has disrupted supply lines, leaving medical facilities without critical essentials.
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Since the violence engulfing Port-au-Prince escalated in February, the Haitian capital has been cut off from the outside world, with devastating effects on its health care system. More than 30 medical centers and hospitals have shut their doors due to vandalism, looting, or insecurity. The closure of the airport and seaport has left the medical facilities Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs or supports critically undersupplied, hindering our ability to respond to the soaring needs of civilians caught in the crossfire.
The health risks are mounting: Unsanitary conditions in sites for people displaced by the violence in Port-au-Prince are increasing the risk of waterborne diseases like cholera, while people with chronic illnesses like tuberculosis and HIV face grave risks due to the lack of access to medical services and lifesaving medications. We urge authorities to ease customs processes and ask all parties to the conflict to facilitate the safe transportation of supplies to medical facilities so patients can get the care they urgently need. Read more > |
