Double Risk: the Adventure of Buying International Health Insurance in Venezuela
Some companies based in the Caribbean or other regions took advantage of delayed legislation to enter a desperate market
Tag: health crisis
The Pandemic’s Brutal Toll on Venezuelan Doctors and Nurses
NGO Médicos Unidos Venezuela reported 408 healthcare workers had died from of COVID-19 by March 29th. If we trust the official figures, that means one out of every four coronavirus victims was a worker of the healthcare sector
Why Are Private Hospitals so Expensive in Venezuela?
The collapse of public healthcare and medical supplies production are two of the main elements which lead in how costs pile up in the private health sector
Surprise! The Military and Politicians Among the First to Be Vaccinated in Venezuela
As Venezuela lags behind other Latin American countries in the vaccination efforts against COVID-19, a small and heavily politicized vaccination campaign seems imminent, sponsored by Putin’s Russia
How Helpful Have the AN's Subsidies Been for Venezuelan Physicians?
In the middle of a global pandemic, the caretaker government of Juan Guaidó has transferred subsidies to workers in the health sector. One of them assesses the reach of the gesture
Venezuela Threatens Latin America’s Efforts for Eliminating Malaria
The World Health Organization report shows that more than half of malaria cases in the Americas are being recorded in our country, amid the gold rush and the humanitarian emergency
She Survived Cancer in Venezuela— Now She Lives to Help Others
In a country undergoing one of the worst crises the region has seen in modern history, one woman proves that there’s value in helping those who have no one to turn to
Valiu Wants to Help Nurses Survive The Pandemic
A crowdfunding campaign has successfully achieved the goal of their pilot program: help 100 doctors and nurses with a $100 contribution during the pandemic. Now Valiu wants to reach all nurses fighting COVID-19 in Mérida, and they need our help.
Venezuela, Where Health Workers Face the Worst of COVID-19
Dozens have been infected. More than 60 have died. Here, doctors and nurses are so ill-protected that they account for a third of all officially reported deaths from coronavirus
Over 1,000 Cases in Six Days
Over 10 million cases in the world, and in Venezuela the AN’s expert commission reports a lousy response capacity in health centers
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