Port-au-Prince : 41% of health facilities with beds are closed

63% is the proportion of health facilities with beds that are non-functional or partially functional, according to a report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). "Insecurity has a significant impact on the health sector, particularly on facilities, and limits access to vital care. In the Metropolitan Area of ​​Port-au-Prince, 41% of health facilities with beds are closed and 22% are only partially functional"

More than $1.2 billion in US aid

According to State Department data, since 2021, the US Government has provided nearly $813 million in development, economic, health, and security assistance to Haiti, as well as more than $430 million in humanitarian assistance. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43995-haiti-politic-impact-of-american-aid-on-haiti-over-the-last-10-years.html

The President of Colombia soon in Haiti

The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro is expected to visit Haiti on January 22, 2025. On this occasion, he will participate in a binational Council of Ministers in Jacmel similar to the one held on December 21, 2024 in Colombia https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43897-haiti-flash-an-important-page-of-diplomatic-history-has-been-written-between-haiti-and-colombia.html

GTC : Submission of the final report on the Constitution

Friday, January 3rd 2025, the Constitution Working Group (GTC) submitted its final report to the Technical Secretariat of the Steering Committee of the National Conference. The GTC, coordinated by former MP Jerry Tardieu, is pleased to have been able, despite the obstacles, to consult many organized sectors of the country...

Did you know ?

On December 5, 1492, the first slave colony was established on the island of Haiti. From a population of more than 100,000 indigenous inhabitants before the arrival of the Spanish invaders, they were only 10,000, ten years later. It was a true genocide...

The United States welcomes Guatemalan troops

The United States welcomes additional troops from Guatemala and El Salvador who have joined the Multinational Mission in Support of the Haitian National Police (PNH) in Haiti to fight armed gangs. "The United States remains with the Haitian people and we are determined to do our part to meet the country’s pressing needs and invest in Haiti’s long-term success."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43993-haiti-flash-a-second-group-of-75-guatemalan-soldiers-has-arrived.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43986-haiti-flash-first-reinforcements-from-guatemala-and-el-salvador-have-arrived-video.html

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