What's Being Hidden Behind the General Hospital Fire?
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 1 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
Translated from French — AI-assisted and reviewed by the editorial team. The French version is authoritative. Read the original · About our translation policy

These images are terrifying. Bandits led by Barbecue, Izo, and others set fire to the HUEH this Thursday, February 13, 2025, in broad daylight.
What cruelty! Another act of barbarism. Before committing the crime, they stole equipment valued at three million dollars. Then they set the fire and left without being apprehended.
According to residents, there was a lot of gunfire in the area, causing a wave of panic in the neighborhood, where very few people still live.
For the hospital's medical director, Dr. Prince Pierre Sonson, the fire is clearly of criminal origin. Denouncing this situation, Dr. Prince reports that arrangements are underway to find other spaces to operate the hospital, which has several vocations, including the training of medical students.
Last December 24, during an attempt to reopen the hospital, the Viv Ansanm bandits shot at guests of the ceremony in St Honoré. This attack cost the lives of three people: two journalists and one police officer.
The government had to dismiss the then Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Duckenson Lorthé Blema, the very next day.
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