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Doctors Without Borders resumes maternity care at Port-au-Prince hospital
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The Haitian Times
Overview: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has resumed services at Isaïe Jeanty Maternity Hospital in the Haitian capital after suspending operations because of gang clashes that threatened patients and staff.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, has resumed maternity services at Isaïe Jeanty Maternity Hospital in Cité Soleil after suspending operations for nearly three weeks because of gang violence that endangered patients and healthcare workers.
The maternity hospital suspended services June 19 after five days of intense clashes between armed groups.
Many accounts like that of Jeanne illustrate the devastating toll gang violence continues to take on v of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, including Cité Soleil.
Gang violence continues to drive displacement, disrupt public services and block access to healthcare.