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PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE © FRANCE 24

09:24

Issued on: 12/01/2026 - 14:38Modified: 12/01/2026 - 14:45

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Perspective

Sixteen years since the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 200,000 people and flattened countless homes and infrastructure, disaster has given way to other crises. Today, gang violence continues to plague the Caribbean nation, displacing at least 1.4 million people in 2025 according to the UN. Civilians also have trouble accessing healthcare, as Claire Ha Duong, deputy programme manager at Doctors Without Borders tells FRANCE 24.

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"More than half of the existing medical facilities in Port-au-Prince have closed," she says. The violence has also affected staff and operations at the NGO, as Ha Duong says MSF ambulances "can be attacked".