Haiti - A Year of Emergency
10 January 2011
Despite massive aid response, significant needs remain one year after quake
MSF issues review of emergency response and current gaps in medical care, shelter, water and sanitation, and secondary healthcare challenges[more]
10 January 2011
Haiti one year after - a review of MSF humanitarian aid operations
Haitians faced the adversities of life on a daily basis even before a devastating earthquake struck on January 12, 2010. As a major medical and humanitarian organization that’s been present in Haiti since 1991, MSF saw firsthand...[more]
10 January 2011
Haiti: One Year Later
One year after a devastating earthquake killed an estimated 222,000 people and left 1.5 million people homeless, Haitians continue to endure appalling living conditions amid a nationwide cholera outbreak, despite the largest...[more]
10 January 2011
Mirlanda - A Patient Story
Mirlanda, a young MSF patient in Haiti who lost her mother and a leg to the earthquake, is a source of inspiration to the MSF staff, her fellow patients, and the photographer who captured her spirit in these images. Photographs...
More News From Haiti
Haiti : 09 May 2012Country unprepared in face of resurgent cholera
People need clean water, soap to prevent spread[more]
Cholera cases triple in Port-au-Prince and Léogâne
With the arrival of the rainy season, cholera returns threatening more lives.[more]
Haiti : 13 April 2012New surgical centre reinforces access to emergency care
Victims of trauma, violence to receive high-quality care[more]
Month In Focus - April 2012
Month In Focus – April 2012
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Month In Focus - January 2012
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MSF still vigilant about critical medical needs
Capacity increased in area affected by quake[more]
Urban survivors : 02 November 2011Urban survivors
Shedding light on the humanitarian crisis in slums[more]
NEWS : 28 October 2011Vaccines one option against more cholera outbreaks
Permanent water and sanitation measures remain essential[more]
Central African Republic : 26 October 2011Month In Focus: October 2011
Month in Focus: October 2011
Libya – Aid without discrimination
Somalia – The medical aid challenge
Haiti – The never-ending epidemic
Central Africa Republic – Halting premature mortality[more]
Haiti : 19 October 2011Health ministry takes over cholera treatment in Cap Haitien
MSF gradually handing over, giving supplies and training[more]
Haiti : 19 October 2011Lives still threatened by inadequate cholera response
Clean water and sanitation needed to halt spread[more]
Haiti : 13 October 2011In Port-au-Prince, MSF still seeing rising number of cholera cases
Many residents still living in “atrocious” conditions[more]
Haiti : 30 August 2011MSF inaugurates new emergency obstetric care hospital
The new 122-bed facility provides 24-hour free care for women who are experiencing a range of serious, often life-threatening complications.[more]
Haiti : 24 June 2011Decline in cholera surge may be only temporary
Healthcare providers must remain ready to act[more]
Haiti : 22 June 2011Building new hospitals, ensuring critical care
MSF reorganizes post-earthquake medical services[more]
Video : 24 May 2011Month in Focus - May 2011
Libya - Aid for a besieged townIvory Coast - The fear remainsHaiti - A new hospitalHIV/AIDS - A roadmap for the next decade[more]
Haiti : 23 February 2011Cholera cases decline but vigilance continues
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is preparing to reposition its response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti. In the coming weeks, the international medical aid organization will hand over responsibility for treating cholera patients...[more]
Haiti : 20 January 2011Haiti: One Year Later (Photo Slideshow)
One year after a devastating earthquake killed an estimated 222,000 people and left 1.5 million people homeless, Haitians continue to endure appalling living conditions amid a nationwide cholera outbreak, despite the largest...[more]
Video : 19 January 2011Month in Focus - January 2011
Southern Sudan - Political and health crises Haiti - Challenges of the past and coming year Congo Brazza - A polio epidemic Chechnya - Running low on healthcare[more]
MSF in Haiti
Since October 22, MSF has treated 16,500 people for suspected cholera in a total of 21 cholera treatment centers across the country.
Cases continue to remain high in the Artibonite region (11,500 cases total treated in MSF run or supported structures).
Cases also increasing in the northern cities of Cap Haitien, Port de Paix, and Gros Morne with MSF medical structures reporting an increase of 280 cases per week (ending November 7) to 1,200 cases per week (ending November 14).
In Port-au-Prince, the number of cases presenting to MSF-run or -supported medical structures has jumped from 350 per week (ending November 7) to 2,250 cases per week (ending November 14).
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