Despite the violence and chaos, GHESKIO stands as one of the few healthcare providers still operational in Port-au-Prince.

Rapid Response Program

• We have assessed more than 2,000 women for trauma from gender-based violence.
• We are treating more than 3,000 people in displacement camps for skin diseases.
• We continue to serve eleven camps with healthcare, nutrition supplements, vaccines for children, and treatment for chronic diseases.

Crisis Facts

• Gangs now control more than 85% of the capital
• 1.2 million children are subject to the threat of armed violence
• The number of displaced persons has topped 1,000,000
• 3,000,000 children require humanitarian support
• 1 in 2 Haitians is in "acute hunger"
• Residents continue to flee their homes and businesses due to gang violence.
• The international airport in Port-au-Prince continues to be closed to commercial air traffic.
• Gangs control all the main roads in and out of the capital.
• Child soldier recruitment surged 70% in November.