WHAT WE DO
THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
More than 30% of doctors have left the country since 2014. Hospitals struggle to afford basic equipment, medicine or even access to clean water. In the country, almost 8 out of 10 Venezuelans don’t have continuous access to safe drinking water or basic sanitation, which further burdens health services. Sadly, the vicious cycle doesn’t end there. Malnutrition adds further strain to the health system in the short and long terms. The UN estimates that 1 in 3 families are “food insecure” and 26% of children below 5 years of age malnourished with the tragic consequences of damage to muscle, cardio-respiratory, and gastrointestinal functions, weakened immune systems, poor brain development, and psychosocial disorders.
THE Economic crisis has shattered the foundations of public health in Venezuela
OUR APPROACH
Healing Venezuela tackles the health crisis in Venezuela through key programmes, focusing medical education, hospital improvement, donation of medical devices, clean water, and food security for vulnerable children.
Our Programmes
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR JUNIOR DOCTORS
Scholarships for Junior Doctors: In Venezuela, 30% of senior doctors have left the country due to the crisis, leaving junior doctors at the forefront of medical care in state hospitals. With the vast majority of Venezuelans living below the poverty line, very few can afford private medical care. Since 2018, we have sponsored 257 junior doctors, helping them reach their goals and enabling them to treat over 1.5 million patients.
Some of the hospitals that we work with are:
Hospital Vargas (Caracas)
Maternidad Concepción Palacios (Caracas)
JM de los Ríos (Caracas)
Hospital Universidad de Los Andes (Mérida State)
Hospital Clínico Universitario (Caracas)
Hospital Luis Ortega (Nueva Esparta State)
Hospital Luis Razetti (Anzoategui State)
“It helps cover my expenses, such as food and transportation, which makes it easier to go to work. That reduces the stress and worry, and I can focus on my patients”.
“I use these devices every day and it's fantastic that my colleagues back in Venezuela will be able to use them too as they can be literally life-saving”.
POTABLE WATER IN HOSPITALS
The lack of clean water is made all the more tragic by the fact that Venezuela ranks in the top 15 countries with renewable water resources. Since 2018, we have donated and installed three purification systems to produce potable in large hospitals in Caracas. As a result, more than 50,000 people can access safe drinking water every year, and crucial medical procedures have become safer.
“Since we received the water treatment plant, our patients, relatives and staff have drinking water. This has significantly decreased the incidence of sepsis in the pre-discharge area. We no longer have newborn babies getting infections due to contaminated water."
FOOD SECURITY
In Venezuela, malnutrition in children has reached an alarming 26%. Since 2018, Healing Venezuela has been providing two meals and a healthy snack a day for children at risk of malnutrition in impoverished areas of Caracas and Sucre State. More than 300 children and their families have benefited from this programme.
“ I would like to thank everyone who put their heart into this program as many children are benefiting. My one-year-old daughter is one of them and thanks to Healing Venezuela her health has improved dramatically.”
SUSTAINABILITY
To guarantee that the children of Guaraunos continue to thrive, we are starting a new initiative to provide a sustainable source of food. The programme provides women in Guaraunos a starting kit with chicks, food and medicines plus training for them to grow backyard poultry farms. As their businesses progress, the women will contribute back to the food programme with the products they generate, ensuring in the longer term the health of the most vulnerable children of the community.
“I’m thrilled, very happy because today I received the chicks for my poultry farm. Thank you so much, Healing Venezuela!”
EVERY DONATION HELPS
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