Only a few days after his arrival in Haiti, Garry Conille, the country’s newly elected prime minister, was admitted to the hospital late on Saturday, according to the administration.
The reason for Conille’s hospitalization was not immediately apparent.
In a statement, the prime minister’s office stated that Conille was experiencing some mild illness “after a week of intense activities.”
more than stating that Conille was stable and that he appreciated everyone who visited and sent him well wishes, it had little more information.
A member of the transitional presidential council that selected Conille as the country’s new leader, Louis Gérald Gilles informed The Associated Press that he was hospitalized and could not offer any details.
Speaking under anonymity because he was not authorized to address the media, a close associate of Conille revealed to AP that he was accompanied by the prime minister when he observed Conille, who he claimed had asthma and occasionally takes an inhaler, seemed to be having difficulty breathing.
The individual claimed to have called senior officials and informed them that Conille required hospitalization.
Conille’s spokesperson did not respond to queries seeking comment.
A few interested bystanders gathered outside the hospital while police used SUVs with tinted windows to block the street.
On May 28, Conille was selected as prime minister following a complicated selection procedure.
Having worked outside of Haiti until recently as UNICEF’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, a position he took on in January 2023, he came in the country on June 1.
Prior to that, he was President Michel Martelly’s prime minister of Haiti from October 2011 until May 2012.
Since arrival, Conille has met with a number of officials and explored several areas of Port-au-Prince, including getting into an armored car and accompanying Haitian National Police officers on a patrol.
Conille visited Haiti’s main international airport earlier on Saturday. It had been closed for about three months due to gang violence, but it has since reopened.
“After a long period in which the airport could not be used, with my work and that of the police, the army and the airport staff, we have been able to return to normal,” Conille stated during his stay
