Global & Disaster Medicine

Finally, the Venezuelan government allows the Red Cross to send in 24 tons of medical equipment.

April 17th, 2019

NYT

“……A recent United Nations report found about a quarter of the country’s population is in dire need of food and basic supplies — and the need is expected to grow. The International Monetary Fund estimates the Venezuelan economy will shrink by 25 percent this year as infrastructure continues to crumble.

Around 5,500 Venezuelans flee the country daily in what has become one of the world’s biggest refugee crises, according to the United Nations…..”

 

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