The president of Haiti has revealed that the sex scandal surrounding Oxfam staff in Haiti is the “tip of the iceberg” amid claims that staff from Medecins Sans Frontier were repatriated from his country for “misconduct”.

President Jovenel Moise said other charities should be investigated for covering up sex abuse in the wake of the earthquake that ravaged his country in 2010.

“The Oxfam case is the visible part of the iceberg,” he said. “It is not only Oxfam, there are other non-governmental organisations in the same situation, but they hide the information internally.”

Referring to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) as Doctors Without Borders, the name it is known in the Caribbean, he added: “There should be an investigation into other organisations that have been working here since 2010. For example, Doctors Without Borders had to repatriate about 17 people for misconduct which was not explained.”

The charity said it was looking into his comments, adding that it was not clear whether the president was referring to a specific year or in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti.

MSF has revealed that it responded to 24 cases of sexual harassment or abuse last year leading to 19 employed being sacked.