The first casualty when the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti was sealed shut over a river dispute was financial, paralyzing the normally brisk trade between the two nations. Now it’s ...

It isn't easy to get a blood transfusion in Haiti these days. "I had a call from a friend seeking care for a family member," says Dr. Wesler Lambert, executive director of the nonprofit Zanmi Lasante, ...

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ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Health professionals in Haiti don't feel safe going to work these days. The last time this OB-GYN showed up at her hospital in the capital of Port-au-Prince was December.