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In a crisis-wracked nation where hospitals were hurting even before U.S. aid freezes earlier this year and gangs torched or gutted many medical facilities, the University Hospital of Mirebalais was ...

The deaths from Haiti's cycles of violence do not all come by gunfire. Riots, revolutions and lawlessness have also interrupted the health care that Haitians receive. The life expectancy in Haiti is ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Fresh gunfire erupted Tuesday in downtown Port-au-Prince, forcing aid workers to halt urgently needed care for thousands of Haitians. Weeks of gang violence have forced ...

It isn't easy to get a blood transfusion in Haiti these days. "I had a call from a friend seeking care for a family member," says Dr. Wesler Lambert, executive director of the nonprofit Zanmi Lasante, ...

The looming job losses at a time only 36% of hospitals in metropolitan Port-au-Prince remain open amid attacks against health facilities by armed groups, and as donor support to help with the ...

In low and middle income countries (LMICs), the health of poor, young mothers is a critical barrier to improving child health. Combined, preventable maternal disorders account for the highest ...

Despite Haiti's relatively low COVID-19 infection rate, its poverty and inadequate health care system are creating a public health emergency. The first vaccines arrived only this week. As COVID-19 ...

ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Health professionals in Haiti don't feel safe going to work these days. The last time this OB-GYN showed up at her hospital in the capital of Port-au-Prince was December.