Haiti, Jan. 8 -- Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is deeply concerned about the recent intensification of clashes between the Haitian National Police and armed groups in the Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

In this area of the capital, where no other medical services are available, MSF teams usually run a clinic one day a week, while volunteer community health workers are present every day to provide basic care and refer patients.

On Tuesday, January 6, the former school building used for MSF's medical activities became a battlefield amid intense fighting between an armed group and the Haitian National Police. Seven community volunteers were trapped there for several hours before managing to escape. ...