Health ministry shuts pharmacies and seizes drugs around La Paix hospital

Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) shut several pharmacies and seized unauthorized medicines around La Paix University Hospital in Delmas on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

The operation was carried out by inspectors from the ministry's pharmacy directorate, accompanied by police officers. Footage shot at the scene shows inspectors entering shops that advertise pharmaceutical products, lab tests and X-rays.

A neighborhood of pharmacies

The streets around La Paix, one of the capital's main public hospitals, are lined with pharmacies and drug sellers. Patients often buy the medicines prescribed at the hospital there.

The ministry has not yet issued a statement. It has not said how many pharmacies were closed, how much or what kind of medicine was seized, or what penalties the owners face.