MEDSF Venezuela

Bridging the gap in healthcare in Venezuela’s Delta Amacuro state

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 05:49:29 +0000

Our teams in Venezuela travel by motorboat in Delta Amacuro to bring medical attention to indigenous communities largely cut off from healthcare.

Peru: Venezuelan migrants struggle to survive

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:11:10 +0000

Political tensions and economic hardships have caused more than 6 million people to leave their homes in Venezuela in recent years. Many are young families, walking and traveling by bus or truck, carrying their belongings in backpacks.

Venezuelan migrants left without healthcare, shelter and services in Brazil

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:32:01 +0000

As hundreds of Venezuelan migrants arrive daily in Roraima state, Brazil, they find themselves in precarious conditions, often sleeping rough without access to basic services.

Humanitarian needs persist on Colombia and Venezuela border

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 21:04:57 +0000

After three years of providing care, Médecins Sans Frontières is handing our projects over and calling for a stronger aid response for thousands of families on the border.

Controlling mosquitoes to prevent malaria in Venezuela

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:36:53 +0000

The incidence of malaria cases has decreased by 80 per cent in areas where MEDSF teams work alongside local authorities in the northeastern state of Sucre, Venezuela.

MEDSF forced to withdraw from coronavirus response in Venezuelan hospital

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:46:11 +0000

Entry restrictions for MEDSF international staff in Venezuela have made it difficult to continue our work on COVID-19, forcing us to withdraw from our work in a Caracas hospital.

MEDSF teams improve conditions for Venezuelan returnees

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:23:40 +0000

Venezuelan migrants are returning to their home country in light of COVID-19. MEDSF is providing assistance to returnees to  ensure access to safe drinking water and prevent common diseases.

MEDSF helps fight against malaria in north Venezuela

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:28:01 +0000

MEDSF teams are providing support to healthcare centres in Sucre state, on Venezuela's northern coast, where malaria is endemic and health structures are in need of improvement.

MEDSF opens COVID-19 centre in Venezuela

Fri, 29 May 2020 14:14:55 +0000

MEDSF doctors, nurses, and transport maintenance staff have joined forces with staff from Venezuela's Ana Francisca Pérez de León II in the capital Caracas to set up a COVID-19 treatment centre.

Venezuelan migrants at a crossroads on the Colombian border

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:14:39 +0000

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have fled the economic and political crisis gripping their country for Colombia. While Colombia is able welcome them, the country lacks the resources to help all, leaving many migrants stranded without assistance.