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| Venezuelan gov't prevents opposition march in Caracas |
| 2014-03-11 |
| [LATINO.FOXNEWS] Venezuelan authorities on Monday prevented a march by members of the medical sector most closely allied with the opposition, the leaders of which had intended to deliver to the government a list of requests to deal with what they describe as a crisis in the health care system. Several dozen members of the national police thwarted the intention to head to the office of the vice president by the hundreds of doctors and supporters who had gathered on downtown Venezuela Square. "We, the doctors, are in the struggle because our health is in crisis. The patients are suffering in view of the fact that we don't have supplies, the hospitals are chaotic, we don't have the means to treat our patients," internist Enrique Ramos told Efe. "Greater security in the hospitals, so the patient doesn't have a long wait, a long stay in the hospital and ... because we don't have cotton, alcohol, we don't have syringes to work with in many hospitals," Ramos said. The head of the Venezuelan Medical Federation, Douglas Leon, last November asked for the declaration of a state of emergency in the health care sector along with improvements in salaries and infrastructure. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 spiraling the drain. where's the Cubanos? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-03-11 14:28 |