Haiti hospital closure leaves patients stranded amid wage strike

A six-week strike over unpaid wages has shut down the main public hospital in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, creating a dire healthcare crisis for the local population. The Medical and Social Center Hospital, paralyzed by staff walkouts, has left patients with no affordable options for care. This comes as healthcare workers demand payment of up to 15 months of overdue salaries and proper employment contracts, grievances that the government has so far failed to address. The closure has hit vulnerable groups