In the litany of abuses that daily mourn Haiti, a particularly tragic event has sowed consternation in the country: at the end of November, four pregnant women died due to lack of care, in the region of Port-au-Prince, the capital, controlled at 80% by criminal gangs who terrorize the population. The unfortunate people presented themselves “in front of several hospitals” of the agglomeration, “the last two days”, for cesarean deliveries, testified Ronald Laroche, the executive director of the development of health activities in Haiti – a network of around thirty health establishments – on Magik9 radio on November 21. The gynecologists and anesthesiologists, contacted urgently, were unable to come because of the roads blocked by the gangs. “We had tears in our eyes but we couldn't react, Doctor Laroche was moved. These women were seen leaving with the children they were carrying. »
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This tragedy is the direct consequence of the sudden worsening, in mid-November, of the deep political and security crisis into which this Caribbean country of 11 million inhabitants has been sinking for years. During the weeks following the dismissal of Prime Minister Garry Conille on November 9 and the inauguration two days later of his successor, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, armed groups intensified their attacks and plunged the capital into chaos. chaos.
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