As spiraling violence in Haiti excludes healthcare from access to most, the HiTian mother is demanding care in hospitals in Neigobar Dominican Republic, increasing exile despite government policies.
The two countries share the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola, but are divided by a heavy safe range, long -term stress and a huge funds. In the Republic of Dominican, children born to Haitian parents do not get citizenship.
“I had my child here,” Cineas Lionne told Reuters from a hospital in eastern city Punta Cana. “I don’t think I will get good care in Haiti due to the situation with the government – no government.”
The United Nations found in October that less than a quarter of the hospitals were working around the Higherian Capital Port-e-Prince, while they struggle to struggle with the refugees of refugees elsewhere.
The assessment came before a spike in violence at the end of 2024, in which it was seen that gangs shooting and Kill journalists were collected in Haiti’s biggest public health hospital for a government press conference, which was long awaited Had to announce the re -opening. Those plans have caught bees.
Violence has forced the capital airports and ports to close repeatedly, causing hospitals to warn of lack of supply in the form of blood and oxygen. Doctors at the help group without any limit had temporarily stopped services due to dangers last year.
“The doctors here have treated me well,” Bitrice Agustin said, who gave birth to a motherhood hospital in Dominican capital.
There is a complaint of giving birth to the Republic of Dominican, “Haiti has many gangsters. You cannot give birth there, but if you are here without papers, then” Dominican Republic complained.
United Nations experts have warned in recent years that pregnant and postpartum hotian women have faced female hospitals seeking medical care in the Republic of Dominican, cited, detection and exile citing raids during public hospitals and arrests during public hospitals and arrests. Is.
United Nations experts have called upon nations to stop HiTians from returning home, where more than 5 million people are hungry and more than 1 million are displaced internally because armed gangs continue to receive the area. Many families are sharing homes or living in temporary camps.
The Republic of Dominican has promised to deport 10,000 people a week as it belongs to the Khamiashi of the migration of the flying struggle of the Higeen at home. It carried out more than 15,000 in the last year of over 200,000 Higherians and in the first two weeks of 2025.
Dominican politicians have accused the migrants of fulfilling insecurity and said that their country is already giving too much.
“Our infrastructure does not have the ability to achieve the number of people in our infrastructure,” Senator and former Health Minister Daniel Riviera told Reuters.
Local doctors said that many high -lotions are afraid to participate in pre -delivery checkups and reach late at night or whey are going to give birth, due to the risk of exile.
National Health Services Director Martin Ortiz said that migration authorities are not allowed to enter the hospitals to arrest.
“Our mission is to provide care,” said. “The same care is given equally.”
