Thirteen-year-old Samuel was badly burnt when an old gas canister used for cooking exploded in his makeshift home in a Port-au-Prince refugee camp (opening image). He is now recovering in Tabarre hospital. Once he is discharged, his mother Daphne (above) says they will have nowhere to go—the tent their family had been living in burned down in the explosion
Many people arrive at Tabarre with injuries caused by gang violence. This patient was admitted with a bullet wound to the leg
Teddy, 17, migrated to the Dominican Republic looking for safe work. But in a struggle with Dominican immigration authorities, he fell on to a stove, causing serious burns. His father took him to a burn centre operated by MSF, where he is now receiving treatment
In Pétion-Ville, the only part of the capital still under government control, middle-class Haitians try to maintain a sense of normality amid frequent water and electricity cuts
From the window of a plane, the port area of Port-au-Prince is visible. All goods arriving there are heavily taxed by the gangs, which control the city’s supply chains
