Haiti

Fieldset

Haiti is a Caribbean country that lies between Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Its location makes it prone to natural disasters, including hurricanes and earthquakes. The country has also faced history of political instability and conflict. It is among the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first worked in Haiti in 1991. Our work has responded to natural disasters, maternal healthcare needs, social violence and diseases including cholera.

Federica Iezzi

Surgeon

Haiti: “She has been rushed here, barely alive”

Armed violence plagues areas of Haiti’s capital city. When a little girl is shot, her family and the MSF team must race to save her life. Surgeon Federica Iezzi shares the story…

15 Jun 2022 / 4 minute read

Karry Jose Felix

Surgeon

Haiti: An assignment like no other

A fuel truck explodes. Dozens are injured or killed. MSF surgeon Karry Jose Felix explains how a dedicated medical team assembled to save lives in a country where a weak healthcare system and political and economic instability made the consequences of the explosion even more urgent...

26 Apr 2022 / 3 minute read

Nicolas Broca

Nurse

From a natural disaster to urban violence: how this team adapts to care for patients in Haiti

A devastating earthquake, armed groups, political tensions, fuel shortages, COVID-19. These are the crises that people in Haiti's capital faced in the span of just a few months. Nurse Nicolas Broca writes...

13 Dec 2021 / 5 minute read

MSF surgeon Francesco at work in Tabarre, Haiti

Francesco Virdis

Surgeon

Breaking down the wall: Trauma surgery in Haiti

London-based surgeon Francesco Virdis shares his humbling and human experience after an intense assignment in Tabarre, Haiti

08 Jan 2021 / 6 minute read

Raphael Brechard and Jorieke Vyncke

Innovation: Painting in the details with MapSwipe

Mapping specialists Raphael and Jorieke blog about a mobile mapping app that's helping improve how MSF responds to crises

30 May 2019 / 8 minute read

Brigitte Ireson-Valois

Nurse

Haiti: Providing tender love and care

"As we are nearing the final closure date of the hospital, we, the management team, are trying to make sure we have everything organized and planned for the final days..."

21 Sep 2018 / 3 minute read

Brigitte Ireson-Valois

Nurse

So… where does all the stuff go?

Brigitte blogs from Haiti, where the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders maternity hospital is closing. This week she writes about the process of closing the hospital and what is done with leftover supplies...

28 Aug 2018 / 8 minute read

Brigitte Ireson-Valois

Nurse

Meet Jacques

Brigitte blogs from Haiti, where the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders maternity hospital is soon due to close. This week she introduces some of the amazing team who have worked on the project...

16 Aug 2018 / 6 minute read

Brigitte Ireson-Valois

Nurse

Everyday sacrifices

Brigitte is a nurse from Canada on her fourth field assignment with MSF in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as head nurse of a large obstetrical hospital. She is applying her experience gained from previous assignments as outreach nurse in Zemio, Central African Republic and Walikale, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as, nurse trainer in Bambari, Central African Republic.

10 Jul 2018 / 3 minute read