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| Amid humanitarian aid cuts and escalating violence, MSF is providing care and drinking water to people affected by clashes in Port-au-Prince. |
Clashes between armed groups and police have intensified in Port-au-Prince, leaving civilians trapped under constant threat of crossfire. From February 24 to March 2, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams at Turgeau Emergency Center cared for more than 300 patients. Some patients requiring surgery were transferred to the MSF hospital in Tabarre, which has been running at near full capacity, with teams working under extreme pressure to admit new patients. “The scale of this crisis far exceeds what MSF can respond to alone, especially with the rainy season approaching,” said Christophe Garnier, MSF head of mission in Haiti.
For over a month, the suspension of US funding has deprived many humanitarian organizations of their resources, forcing groups like Solidarités International to suspend the distribution of drinking water in displacement camps. In response, MSF is currently deploying a water distribution system via tanker trucks to provide for more than 13,000 people living in four camps.
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