Haiti - FLASH : Nearly 500% increase in gunshot wounds in 4 days
The Ministry of Public Health and Population deplores the difficult situation developing in Port-au-Prince causing many victims and challenges to overcome.
Since the escalation of violence by armed gangs, the University Hospital of Peace (HUP) has received nearly 36 people injured by gunshots from November 11 to 14, 2024 in the morning, confirms Dr. Paul Junior Fontilus, Medical Director of the HUP, while previously, the hospital received 2 people injured by gunshots on average per day... an increase of nearly 500% posing many challenges to overcome both in human resources and intrans.
Georges Fils Brignol, the Minister of Public Health (MSPP) has already undertaken several actions to strengthen the hospital's capacity and enable it to continue to receive and provide quality care to those who need it.
While Minister Brignol maintains close contact with the Director of the Hôpital de la Paix and other medical infrastructures to address this difficult situation, he asks everyone, on behalf of the Ministry, to cooperate with each other.
