In Venezuela, where hospitals across the country lack staff, supplies, and basic services, we rehabilitate facilities and provide general and specialist healthcare.
Our teams provide healthcare in Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Bolívar, Miranda, Táchira and Capital District, where we give technical support to public health facilities as needed, such as assistance with surveillance, setting up isolation areas and triage systems, and strengthening the emergency response.
Most of our work is focused on strengthening general and specialist healthcare, such sexual and reproductive health and vaccinations. We also distribute medicines to patients and health facilities, train healthcare workers and have upgraded the infrastructure of health facilities by improving waste disposal, water distribution and sanitation.
In states with high levels of malaria, we continue to run prevention and treatment programmes, including early diagnosis and vector control. This has resulted in a considerable reduction in cases.
Venezuela earthquakes
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Venezuela on the evening of Wednesday 24 June, followed by an even stronger 7.5 quake less than a minute later.
Right now, our teams are assessing the medical and humanitarian needs. While we define our response to the earthquakes in Venezuela, we are donating trauma kits to hospitals and coordinating with partners.
