Haiti, Oct. 2 -- As Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, sinks deeper into a crisis marked by violent clashes between armed groups and police forces, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) reports a rise in the number of civilian casualties arriving at its facilities, highlighting the impact of this violence on the availability of health care in the capital.

Nearly two in five Haitians are in urgent need of medical care due to widespread insecurity and violence, while 60 to 80 percent of Port-au-Prince's health facilities are closed or non-functional for the same reasons.

Between January and June 2025, MSF teams assisted 2,600 survivors of sexual violence, admitted 13,300 patients to emergency rooms, and treated 2,267 victim...