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Hundreds displaced, medical services suspended amid gang violence in Haiti

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera·21 days ago
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Aid group Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended hospital operations because of gunfire safety concerns. A new wave of gang violence in Haiti’s capital has displaced hundreds of people and caused the aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to suspend work in local hospitals. The group, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said on Monday that about 800 residents had sought refuge from fighting inside its hospital in the Cite Soleil neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince before operations were suspended. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 At least 70 killed, 30 wounded in Haiti gang attack, rights group says list 2 of 3 First troops from UN-backed Gang Suppression Force arrive in Haiti list 3 of 3 Four convicted in US related to killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise end of list “Currently, not a single hospital is open in the area where the fighting is taking place,” MSF said in a statement, adding that while the need for medical services remains substantial, it could not guarantee the…

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