Haiti’s main public hospital, which remains shuttered after multiple gang attacks, has been set on fire in the latest blow to one the country’s largest health institutions.
While life expectancy has increased between 1990 and 2015, Haiti remains vulnerable to many heath challenges. Access to primary and preventive health care is low, particularly among the poorest.
The destruction leaves the country with even fewer options for medical care. While international aid continues to pour into other regions, Green criticized the lack of assistance for Haiti.
The international medical relief organization was co-founded ... This place has helped so many people in Haiti. It gave care. It gave hope. It did not deserve this," he wrote.
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