Médecins Sans Frontières - Violence is soaring in Haiti

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF277481

Date taken / Date Recorded 05/07/2019 12:00 AM

Country Haiti

Commissioning section MSF-BELGIUM

Photographer / videographer / producer Audrey Hulet

Copyright Audrey Hulet/MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) Advertising Campaign, External Media, MSF Fundraising, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available no

Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m39s

Maximum Size 1080px × 1080px 117.93 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist VIDEO SCRIPT - ENGLISH

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The WhatsApp exchange you are about to see is real.

It happened a few days ago in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

between MSF’s head of mission and the coordinator of MSF’s emergency centre in Martissant slum.

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Haiti is facing a massive crisis marked by an upsurge in violence.

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21:36 I’m bringing patients to the state university hospital

21:36 OK, be careful and send me a line once you’re there

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For months, political demonstrations and the cost of living have been on the rise.

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21:44 Safely arrived

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Gun violence is soaring and hospitals cannot cope.

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21:47 No doctor at the hospital!

21:47 :-O

21:48 Same problem this morning; only medical students

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In Martissant slum, MSF’s emergency centre is treating twice as many gunshot victims as last year.

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21:57 Police is here with a prisoner wounded and tied up. He bleeds and staff does nothing.

21:57 Shit...

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As soon as their condition is stable, patients are taken to public health facilities.

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22:00 They accepted the baby. We’re leaving towards Hôpital de la Paix

22:00 OK…

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But finding a hospital that will take these patients has become a major challenge.

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22:22 Just arrived. No doctor in the maternity ward. No doctor in internal medicine either!

22:23 Patient cannot afford a private hospital. We’re bringing her back to MSF

22:23 Shit. It's crazy. You're always obliged to shop hospitals and negotiate.

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Doctors, medicines, blood… so much is missing.

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22:58 We’re back at MSF. The cops with the blessed and shackled prisoner: they took him here!]

22:58 !! : -O]

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Faced with growing needs, MSF teams are working day and night to save as many lives as possible.

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