Profile photo of Geneviève Arty, pediatrician and founding member of St Damien Hospital, an entity of the Little Brothers and Sisters organization. Photo posted on her Facebook page
Profile photo of Geneviève Arty, pediatrician and founding member of St Damien Hospital, an entity of the Little Brothers and Sisters organization. Photo posted on her Facebook page

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Last week at least two doctors were kidnapped in this metropolitan area, making physicians the new targets of kidnapping in Haiti. 

Dr Jeanty Fils Exalus, director of communication at the Ministry of Public Health and Population was abducted on Wednesday and Doctor Louis Gérald Gilles, kidnapped on Feb. 16. Gilles were released after a ransom was paid on Wednesday.

Overview:

Two doctors were kidnapped in Port-au-Prince. Cases of kidnapping are repeated in Haiti despite the success of the police’s operation "Tornado 1" to hunt down the bandits.

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I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.