Across Haiti, the crisis has deepened. Moving from one town to another is increasingly uncertain. Patients and health workers face long, risky, and sometimes impossible journeys just to reach care. Fuel is scarce and expensive. And in many areas, insecurity makes seeking healthcare feel dangerous.
And yet, at Zanmi Lasante, care continues.
At our hospitals and clinics throughout the Central Plateau and Lower Artibonite, our teams continue to provide care every day. Not because the conditions are ideal, but because our patients are there. And so are we.
We are still seeing the same urgent needs: children with high fevers, pregnant women arriving for prenatal visits, patients with chronic conditions who require regular treatment. What has changed is how much harder it is to meet these needs. What hasn’t changed is our teams’ commitment.
Now, commuting to a clinic feels like a mission. Some staff leave at dawn to avoid roadblocks. Others sleep on-site because it’s too dangerous to go home. Many work with fewer resources but even more determination. Because at Zanmi Lasante, we don’t provide care out of convenience-we do it out of solidarity.
We believe that healthcare is a human right. And that right doesn’t disappear in times of crisis. On the contrary-it’s in these moments that our role becomes vital. When systems break down, communities place even more trust in us. They don’t expect us to fix everything. But they count on us to be there. And we are.
But this work has a cost. Supply chains are slow. Finding fuel for generators and ambulances is a daily struggle. Food prices have surged. Our patients are affected-and so are our staff. Our teams are doing more with less. And to keep going, they need support.
That’s where you can make a difference. When you donate to Zanmi Lasante, you help keep care going. You help keep clinics open, ensure ambulances can run, and provide doctors with the tools they need. You support a health system that stays standing when everything else starts to fall.
We don’t pretend to have all the answers. But we offer something few others can: consistency, human closeness, and trust, built through more than 35 years of service alongside the Haitian people.
Today, that commitment is being tested again. And we are rising to meet the moment.