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MSF Closes Port-au-Prince Center Amid Soaring Gang Violence

10/16/2025

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Doctors Without Borders (MSF) permanently closed its Port-au-Prince emergency care center due to escalating gang violence.
The MSF center had treated over 100,000 patients since 2021 and faced repeated attacks.
The United Nations (UN) reports 3,100+ deaths and 1.4 million displaced this year, with 90% of Port-au-Prince under gang control.
Since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, gang violence has surged, and over 60% of health facilities are non-functional.

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Story summary

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) permanently closed its Port-au-Prince emergency care center due to escalating gang violence.
The MSF center had treated over 100,000 patients since 2021 and faced repeated attacks.
The United Nations (UN) reports 3,100+ deaths and 1.4 million displaced this year, with 90% of Port-au-Prince under gang control.
Since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, gang violence has surged, and over 60% of health facilities are non-functional.