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Haiti announces HPV vaccination campaign

Published on: November 6, 2025
10:51

Port-au-Prince, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) Haiti's Minister of Public Health and Population, Bertrand Sinal, announced the launch of a vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) to prevent cervical cancer in the most vulnerable adolescent girls.

National mourning in Haiti for victims of Melissa

Published on: November 4, 2025
10:07

Port-au-Prince, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian government declared national mourning for the deaths of more than 30 people as a result of the rains associated with Hurricane Melissa, local media reported.

Haiti declares State of Emergency due to impact of Melissa

Published on: November 4, 2025
09:58

Port-au-Prince, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian government has declared a State of Emergency, which will help accelerate recovery efforts following the devastation caused by the rains associated with Hurricane Melissa, local media reported.

PAHO/WHO seeks to mitigate effects of Melissa in Haiti

Published on: November 3, 2025
10:18

Port-au-Prince, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) are supporting Haitian health authorities in responding to the effects of the rains associated with Hurricane Melissa.

Haiti begins recovery phase after Melissa’s impact

Published on: October 31, 2025
12:18

Port-au-Prince, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian government is driving resources to begin the country's recovery, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa.

Literacy considered vital for gender equality in Haiti

Published on: October 30, 2025
10:46

Port-au-Prince, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) Haiti's Minister for the Status of Women, Pedrica Saint Jean, considers literacy a key element in the fight for gender equality currently underway in the Caribbean nation.

Haitian gang members perpetrated 24 attacks, leaving 84 dead

Published on: October 14, 2025
12:46

Port-au-Prince, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Three armed gangs in the Artibonite Valley killed 84 people in 24 attacks and massacres, a fact that demonstrates the lack of state control in this territory of the Caribbean nation.

IMF warns of fragile economic situation in Haiti

Published on: October 14, 2025
12:39

Port-au-Prince, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) underscored the fragility of Haiti's current economic situation, hit by inflation and a contraction in the Total Economic Activity Indicator (TAI).

Haiti’s National Palace appears to be free of gangs

Published on: October 13, 2025
09:51

Port-au-Prince, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) Haiti's National Palace appears to be free of gang control, as an extraordinary cabinet meeting was held without the bandits disrupting the meeting.

More than a million people will be taught to read and write in Haiti

Published on: October 13, 2025
09:18

Port-au-Prince, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) More than one million people in Haiti will benefit from a literacy program that seeks to eradicate illiteracy, one of the scourges currently plaguing the Caribbean country.

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