The worldwide medical humanitarian group, Docs With out Borders (MSF), has taken the drastic step of suspending all actions on the Turgeau Emergency Middle indefinitely.
This choice comes within the wake of an incident the place a affected person, critically injured fell sufferer to a gaggle of armed assailants whereas being transported by way of ambulance.
Ambulance convoy ambushed
The tragic episode unfolded on Tuesday as a vital affected person was within the technique of being transferred to a different hospital.
Studies are that the medical staff was working a convoy of two ambulances, diligently striving to offer life-saving care when their mission was unexpectedly disrupted.
Roughly a dozen armed males swiftly blocked the trail of the ambulances just some meters exterior the Turgeau Emergency Middle.
In line with experiences, the person affected person taken from the primary ambulance, crushed and shot a number of occasions.
A brief closure for reflection and analysis
Benoît Vasseur, the devoted Head of Mission for MSF in Haiti mentioned the momentary closure is meant to facilitate a complete evaluation of the assault and a radical reevaluation of the dangers confronted by each MSF workers and sufferers.
