Hundreds displaced, medical services suspended amid gang violence in Haiti
Key takeaways
- Aid group Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended hospital operations because of gunfire safety concerns.
- A security guard was struck by a stray bullet inside the compound.
- Efforts by authorities to quell the fighting and curb the influence of criminal groups have largely proven ineffective.
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Aid group Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended hospital operations because of gunfire safety concerns.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Resting in the New Church of God of Deliverance camp for displaced people in Haiti, June 19, 2023 [File: Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters]By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026A new wave of gang violence in Haiti’s capital has displaced hundreds of people and caused the aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to suspend work in local hospitals.
The group, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said on Monday that about 800 residents had sought refuge from fighting inside its hospital in the Cite Soleil neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince before operations were suspended.