2026-01-12

MSF suspended Bel Air operations after January 6 clashes trapped seven health workers and killed one volunteer struck by stray bullet. Only 40 percent of Port-au-Prince medical facilities remain operational, creating severe capacity shortages for 2.6 million residents. Healthcare collapse means any violence escalation will produce mass casualties with no trauma care capacity in gang-controlled areas. MSF publicly rebuked both gangs and PNH for affecting medical establishments and producing civilian casualties during security operations. TPS deportations scheduled for February 3 will return 350,000 Haitians to country with collapsed healthcare infrastructure. January 12, 2026