Dozens of Haitian medical students marched peacefully from their university to nearby the prime minister’s office in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, where they were stopped by riot police.
They are demanding the government relocate and reopen one of the country’s largest public hospitals which plays a vital role in clinical training for young doctors.
The State University Hospital in the city centre has been closed since 2024 following a gang attack.
Medical student, Benjamin Marc Antelhomme, said it was the third time they were taking to the streets to call on the government to relocate the teaching hospital.
"As students, we rely on it for our clinical rotations. All other institutions that were located in the lower part of the city have already been relocated," he said.
