Hospital closures, arson, and looting; the exodus of professionals; the murder of health workers—this grim picture unfolds against a backdrop of chronic insecurity. All of it paints an almost apocalyptic situation, where efforts to rebuild must be wary of slipping into the oblivion window.

Among the relentless string of tragic events striking the health care system month after month, the murder of Dr. Nadia Phaïmyr Jean-Charles stands out. The crime is revolting in its brutality: multiple stab wounds. For those who had the chance to work with Dr. Jean-Charles, a devoted epidemiologist, she will be remembered as a bright, sunny face—a physician who had so much to give. In response, the Haitian Medical Association (AMH) issued a statement: “One death too many.” “The murder of Dr. Jean-Charles adds to a long series of violence, intimidation, and threats against health professionals in Haiti. Every day, hospitals close, clinics shutter, health centers abandon their missions due to a lack of security and resources. Doctors, nurses, technicians—those whose homes and clinics have been affected or burned—are driven into exile, into anxiety, or into silence.” Everything is said.