Haiti, Jan. 28 -- Sexual and gender-based violence has surged in Haiti's capital since 2021 and is being used systematically to terrorize communities, disproportionately affecting women and girls, according to a report released today by Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

This crisis is occurring as infrastructure, public services, and living conditions have deteriorated dramatically amid widespread violence and insecurity.

MSF's report, "Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti," is based on 10 years of medical data and testimonies collected at MSF's Pran Men'm Clinic. Since MSF opened the clinic in 2015, it has provided comprehensive medical and psychosocial care to nearly 17,000 people, 98 percent...