Healthcare in Haiti is going through one of its darkest periods. Socio-political turbulence has impacted every aspect of an already fragile healthcare system like never before. To make matters worse, political instability throughout 2024 further undermined the technocratic façade of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP). The outcome is clear: four ministers in a single year.

The year 2024 was immediately marked by insecurity. From late January to February 21, gunshot wounds flooded hospitals across the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, including the now-dysfunctional General Hospital. The final blow came on February 29. Public and private hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, and medical and paramedical training institutions located in downtown Port-au-Prince—nearly everything—fell into the clutches of armed gangs.