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No medical care for the poor

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Thimothe told the AP that at least three deaths, including a pregnant woman who died outside the State University hospital's gates, have been attributed to the strike. But Carroll said the toll was likely much higher.

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"For the poor, strikes “are frequently a death sentence when they become ill,” Carroll said.

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“The hospital has now become so dysfunctional and too expensive for the person in the slum to afford.” Carroll said

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Public expenditure for health represents only 10% of all health financing for the country, and there are as few as four health professionals per 10,000 people, according to the agency.

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only 45% of all children between 12 and 23 months old are fully vaccinated, according to USAID.

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About 40% of the population lacks access to essential health and nutrition services

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“It was bad even before the hospitals went on strike. But it's the only thing the majority of poor people had to turn to.” said Carroll.

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"“The public healthcare system is just deplorable in Haiti,” said Carroll, who founded Haitian Hearts"

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So far 4 public hospitals have closed down and those who are staggering by the strike are going along without the main doctors and interns who have walked out of the job

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"On a busy day, the Rosalind Rendu Pediatric Clinic deep inside Cité Soleil, a densely populated slum in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, is crammed with some 300 patients by 7 a.m.  Mothers come with babies and toddlers suffering a gamut of illnesses, from coughs and fever to skin infections and malnutrition."