The smell of death lingers in Venezuela’s ruined streets as overwhelmed hospitals race to save lives

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Venezuela's healthcare system is overwhelmed amid economic sanctions and government mismanagement, worsened by recent earthquakes. Hospitals like Dr. José Manuel de Los Ríos Children’s Hospital struggle to provide care due to lack of resources and medical supplies.

Caracas, Venezuela —  Venezuela was broken long before two back-to-back earthquakes ripped the country from its foundations last Wednesday. The effects of more than a decade of government mismanagement and economic sanctions are clear at Dr. José Manuel de Los Ríos Children’s Hospital in Caracas, where Dr. Huníades Urbina-Medina can treat only four children at a … The post The smell of death lingers in Venezuela’s ruined streets as overwhelmed hospitals race to save lives appeared first on Egypt Independent.