Past Programmes

At the height of the humanitarian crisis, insulin was unavailable in state hospitals. We collaborated with Guerreros Azules, a local NGO, to provide insulin to children and nutritional training for parents from low-income backgrounds.

In remote areas of Venezuela, indigenous communities, while not completely isolated, have been neglected by the government. In collaboration with CUMIS, a local NGO, we sponsored four medical campaigns in indigenous communities, benefiting over 2,000 people.

HIV medication is scarce and, when available, prohibitively expensive in Venezuela. This has led to the HIV virus mutating and creating resistance to available medications. In partnership with IVIC, a research centre in Venezuela, we sponsored a programme to identify HIV medication resistance across the country.

The Venezuelan crisis has had a profound impact on the mental wellbeing of the population. In collaboration with the Art of Living, an international NGO, we delivered workshops in schools and hospitals to teach children, patients, and staff how to manage stress through breathing and meditation techniques. In total, over 4,200 people learned these valuable techniques.

For serious conditions such as cancer or HIV, high-spec medical tests are not available in state hospitals, and their costs in private healthcare are prohibitive. Through this programme, we helped over 130 cancer patients, half of whom were children.

For a health system already under strain, COVID was catastrophic. Some of Healing Venezuela’s programmes had to be cancelled (such as the medical supplies collection), while others had to adapt. We provided hospitals with PPE and disinfectants sourced locally in Venezuela. We continued supporting junior doctors with a monthly allowance and PPE. As schools were closed, food packages were delivered to parents, and the mental wellbeing programme transitioned to an online format.