THE UNITED Nations and human rights activists have warned about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are being put at risk.

Less than 40 per cent of health centres in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, remain open as gang violence surges.

Meanwhile, the University Hospital of Mirebalais, which has about 300 beds and is located in Haiti’s central region, has suspended operations, according to a statement from the UN on Thursday night.