Port-au-Prince, 14 Mar Doctors working in hospitals that are part of the Haitian Medical Association (AMH) seconded on Monday their first day of strike of a total of three days called to protest against the climate of insecurity that has been going on for years in Haiti. The doors of all hospitals, clinics and hospitals participating in the AMH will remain closed until next Wednesday. The strike began after the abduction of two doctors from their clinics in Port-au-Prince, on 2 March by individuals wearing uniforms of the National Police, without their release yet. The AMH demands that the doors of associated hospitals be closed due to these repeated cases of kidnapping in the country. In addition, the Haitian Pharmacists Association (APH) encouraged all organized groups of civil society, such as trade unions, professional associations or student associations, to join the strike days. “This is about protesting against insecurity, in particular kidnapping, which has already claimed too many victims in the country,” reads a statement from the APH, which firmly believes that collective involvement will help to curb this great evil “that is spreading throughout the country.” Faced with this scourge, “a common front is imperative to take the bull by the horns”, adds the note, stating that in order to counter “this security problem that is now national, the approach to a definitive solution must be inclusive and national”. This strike movement is supported by the Encounter of Democrats, Nationals and Progressives (RDNP) party, which argues that “these packages are executed in broad daylight, often within clinics and hospitals.” For at least two weeks, support staff from the State University Hospital of Haiti and Justinien University Hospital have been on strike to demand better working conditions, a salary increase and better working conditions. Other university hospitals, such as the Hospital de la Paix in Delmas 33, are threatening to continue the protests. In the past two years, kidnappings have multiplied in Haiti due to the proliferation of armed gangs, which are financed by ransoms, and violence has intensified in the country following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021. CHIEF mm/mmv/jrh
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