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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Evens Sanon

Haiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital

APTOPIX Haiti Violence - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post, government officials told The Associated Press on Thursday, following a deadly gang attack on the largest public hospital in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

The two government officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the issue, said Health Minister Duckenson Lorthe will be replaced by Justice Minister Patrick Pelissier until a new health minister is found.

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