Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF stops activities in Port-au-Prince

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB215104

Date taken / Date Recorded 20/11/2024 12:00 AM

Country Haiti

Commissioning section MSF-BELGIUM

Photographer / videographer / producer Julien Dewarichet

Copyright Julien Dewarichet/MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

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

Duration 1m16s

Maximum Size 1080px × 1920px 148.52 MB

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As healthcare professionals,
as a medical organisation

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and for our teams on the ground,

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this is an extremely painful decision.

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Every day, hundreds of patients
depend on the healthcare we provide.

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And today, for them,
it will be extremely challenging

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to find access to healthcare,
especially free care.

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But we were forced
to take this decision

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following a succession
of horrendous incidents.

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Patients were forcefully extracted

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from our ambulances and executed.

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Our staff were threatened
with death and rape threats

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on several occasions.

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This is intolerable and
we cannot continue working

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under those conditions.

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But we are not leaving the country.

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Our maternity hospital
in the south of the country

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remains functional,

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and we are hopeful to restart
the medical activities

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in Port-au-Prince soon.

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But before that,
we need to find a common understanding

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with all stakeholders for the protection
of medical actors in the country.

MSF stops activities in Port-au-Prince | ENG

MSF stops activities in Port-au-Prince | ENG