Inside the Haitian hospital on the front line of war
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
In Haiti’s capital, doctors work under fire as armed groups close in. With most hospitals shut, Tabarre is one of the last still open. Patients bleed, burn, and beg for care while doctors risk all to treat them. Can Haiti’s wounded – and those who heal them – find a way to survive?
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- John Holman (@johnholman100), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, with Khaled Soltan, Noor Wazwaz, Sarí el-Khalili, Manny Panaretos, Mariana Navarrete, Kisaa Zehra and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.
The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Diana Ferrero, Tracie Hunte, Tamara Khandaker, Kylene Kiang, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Melanie Marich, Catherine Nouhan, Amy Walters, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Farhan Rafid and Kisaa Zehra. Our host is Malika Bilal.
Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, we go inside one of the last remaining trauma wards in Haiti's capital. |
| 0:16.0 | We're on the verge of burnout sometimes, We're on the verge of depression sometimes. |
| 0:22.9 | But also, there's a satisfying feeling of having helped. |
| 0:27.4 | In a city that feels ruled by chaos, |
| 0:31.0 | what's the cost of putting your life in the line to save others? |
| 0:36.6 | I'm Kevin Horton, and this is the take. |
| 0:45.2 | My name's John Holman. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm the correspondent for Alta Zeran. |
| 0:49.1 | I'm based in Mexico City. |
| 0:52.9 | So, John, this is just an extremely difficult story to watch. |
| 0:57.7 | In the documentary you reported for fault lines, you gained access to Tabar Hospital, |
| 1:02.7 | which is one of the very few hospitals still operating in Port-au-Prince. |
| 1:05.7 | So let's start there. |
| 1:07.5 | The Tabar Hospital is run by Doctors Without Borders. |
| 1:11.3 | They gave us a rare opportunity to film here for a week. |
| 1:15.2 | This is the story of the doctors and patients trying to survive in a country that's been torn apart. |
| 1:22.1 | The story begins with this, a woman and a man who were both sustained major injuries when armed gunmen stormed their home. |
| 1:29.2 | Now, the Haitian capital has been on the brink for a while, almost completely under the thumb of armed groups. |
| 1:35.6 | And the woman, Chrisman, says, things have never been so bad. |
| 1:41.7 | Things have never been so bad. |
| 1:43.8 | The situation is degenerated so much. |
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