Doctors Without Borders Suspends Haiti Operations Amid Police Threats
TL;DR
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has suspended its operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, due to threats and violence from local police, including death and rape threats towards its staff. This decision follows a deadly attack on an MSF ambulance and highlights the severe security challenges in the city, where gang violence has led to the closure of most medical facilities. MSF, a crucial healthcare provider in the region, will continue some services outside the capital but cannot operate under current threats.
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- Haiti: Doctors Without Borders halts work in Port-au-Prince DW (English)
- Haiti: MSF charity halts work in Port-au-Prince over attacks BBC.com
- Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti’s capital, citing police threats CNN
- Haiti: Violence and threats by police force MSF to suspend activities in Port-au-Prince area Doctors Without Borders (MSF-USA)
- MSF pulls out of Haiti’s capital after police threaten to rape and kill health workers Yahoo! Voices
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