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UN warns Haiti health system ‘nearing collapse’

Haiti PM agrees to leave in regional push to end crisis
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Haiti’s health system is close to collapse, the United Nations warned Thursday, as armed gangs extend their control over large parts of the capital in a violent series of coordinated attacks.

“Haiti’s health system is nearing collapse,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement. “Many health facilities are closed or have drastically reduced their operations due to a worrying shortage of medicines and the absence of medical staff.”

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