In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the World Bank financed the construction of an emergency bridge in Ladigue to restore safe and all-weather access to 1.4 million Haitians.

Since 2006, the World Bank built seven major bridges and stabilized 200 kilometer of roads to reduce the vulnerability and enhance the resilience of Haiti’s transportation networks, and more importantly, improving access to markets to local communities living in the areas. Such infrastructure and transport projects also recruit and train local workers and generate employment opportunities.

Secured sidewalks, designed with the help of local communities, were built and contributed to improve access to transportation and ensure the safety of pedestrians.

The new bridge in Mirebalais where the country’s most equipped hospital is located, is providing safer and easier access to health care services to 1,000 patients per day.

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