In January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving thousands dead and injured, and decimating the nation’s infrastructure. In the months following the disaster, emergency teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responded in what would become one of our largest-ever emergency operations. Ten years later, most of the rubble has been cleared and new hospitals have been built, but Haiti’s medical system is once again on the brink of collapse amid an escalating political and economic crisis.  

Most medical humanitarian actors and groups have left or are leaving the country, while Haitians still struggle to access basic health services, often foregoing lifesaving medical care due to cost or inability to move safely throughout the country. In response to the current crisis and growing humanitarian needs, MSF has stepped up operations in Haiti, reopening our trauma center in Port-au-Prince, and reinforcing assistance to the Ministry of Health emergency department. Join our panel of experts as they highlight the broad scope of medical care provided in Haiti over the past 10 years—and shed light on the current situation and medical challenges ahead.

The panel will include Vania André, editor in chief of The Haitian Times, Anne Chatelain, MSF deputy operations manager for Haiti, Michelle Mays, MSF nurse and project coordinator, and Jane Coyne, recent head of mission for MSF in Haiti. Audience Q&A will be provided via the chat.