How the Crisis Endangers Breast Cancer Patients
One of the most common kinds of cancer among women is extremely difficult to prevent and treat in Venezuela and it has a severe impact on thousands of people
Tag: health crisis
Mistreated and Unvaccinated
There have been more complaints about the logistics of the regime’s vaccination plan across the country. PAHO hasn’t received confirmation on Venezuela completing payments to access COVAX. 57% of beds are occupied in the regime’s “sentinel” hospitals for COVID-19 patients.
Immunity for Sale: the Black Market of Vaccines in Venezuela
As everyone expected, the State’s response to the urgent need of immunizing the population against COVID-19 has been slow and chaotic, and made a shady new business emerge
The Secrecy Surrounding Venezuela’s Vaccination Scheme
The regime’s messages about COVID-19 vaccines are confusing, scarce and deeply twisted by its political interests: blocking any initiative by the opposition and favoring Cuba and Russia is more important than saving millions of lives
GoFundMe: Venezuelans’ Lifesaver Against COVID-19
With no money and insurance numbers that don’t add up, thousands resort to the crowdfunding platform looking for help from family, friends, and anybody who wants to donate to their cause
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
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
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