Currently, the Haitian population is besieged by gangs, and the situation is unbearable and unacceptable, lamented Dr. Ronald Laroche. "Gangs are destroying the country's infrastructure, especially hospitals and health centers, kidnapping doctors, shooting nurses, and assaulting patients when they are taken from hospitals." "We, within the Association of Private Hospitals of Haiti, are sounding the alarm. What is happening in Haiti is inhumane. The situation is catastrophic. The population of the metropolitan area, nearly two million people, are deprived of healthcare due to gang activities. All hospitals in Plaine, whether public or private, have been closed because our employees have been kidnapped. In Plaine, on the Carrefour road, and down town as far as Delmas 18, all hospitals are victims of gang atrocities. We cannot supply these centers with supplies and medications, including blood and water. How can a hospital function without water when the bandits occupy all the pumping stations?" he denounced. Hospitals lacking supplies operate at a reduced capacity because doctors work based on their reserve stock. "Every passing day, our stocks decrease because we cannot replenish them, and every passing day, we will be forced to close the doors of the few operational hospitals. A hospital without supplies, oxygen, blood, or medication can do nothing, and employees cannot even reach their workplaces. They are also fleeing from gangs," complained the doctor, asserting that a person with a simple allergy or suffering from an asthma attack is in danger. "We are two million people currently in danger regarding healthcare. People do not understand the seriousness of the situation. We are two million people in the metropolitan area who could lose their lives overnight," he alarmed. Dr. Laroche attributes the current crisis to the country's politicians. "What we are seeing is not only the effect of gangs but also the effect of our so-called political elite, who have failed for three years to find a way to help the population. We hospitals are victims of the behavior of these politicians, just as the Haitian people are. For me, the gangs are just a side effect of our country's reality. Why can't politicians unite against the gangs? The gangs are criminals who must be dealt with. They released nearly 3700 prisoners who bolstered the gangs present in the territory. If we consider this association, the country will disappear," he revolted. Dr. Claudy Junior Pierre recalled that there were private hospitals that were already struggling, and others have now been added to the list. "Sanatorium Hospital has not been operational since the events in Carrefour-Feuilles. Chancerelle has been closed for about 4 to 5 weeks, and the general hospital, due to the situation in the area where it is located, has been dysfunctional since February 29," he emphasized. "For the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, only La Paix University Hospital and Eliazar Germain are operational. The latter institution is a community hospital. La Paix University Hospital operates at full capacity, but there are difficulties like with all other hospitals: unavailability of blood products, oxygen, and certain supplies." "For private hospitals, Saint-François de Salles Hospital is dysfunctional, Dash Hospital on Oswald Durand Street is dysfunctional and has been before these recent events. Dash Hospital in Delmas 18 was looted," detailed the doctor, noting that there is a more or less general situation in the country where private hospitals are overwhelmed. As for NGOs, according to Mr. Pierre, they operate inconsistently. Saint Damien Hospital in Tabarre is functional or dysfunctional at times. MSF has resumed services in Turgeau and opened another center in Carrefour. "For the moment, the Haitian people are in mortal danger; we must defend the people, there must be consultation, a truce to unite all the forces of the country to counter the gang problems. Otherwise, we will disappear," insisted Dr. Ronald Laroche. "This cry of horror that we are making is directed at politicians; we cannot address the gangs because they will not listen to us. Whether you are in the government or in opposition, you must find a solution, you must come to an agreement; we cannot continue like this. We must bring together all the vibrant forces of the country to try to control this situation, the country."