The downfall of Venezuela Health Care Facilities
The Downfall of Venezuela Health Care Facilities
Amanda Sutton
MHA 630 Global and Population Health: Comparative
Catherine Kisavi-Atatah
May 6, 2019
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The downfall of Venezuela Health Care Facilities
Introduction
Human rights are inherent regardless of race or ethnicity, and it must be implemented
within the country. Humans are entitled to health care services; some countries may offer
universal health while others are under develop and struggle to provide quality care. There has
been an increase in disasters within the capital of Venezuela that is forcing its residence to seek
health care resources elsewhere. According to Patricia Laya (2019)” Once one of Latin
America’s richest countries, it’s now plagued with shortages of everything from toilet paper to
antibiotics and food.” The primary role is to identify what are resources Venezuela lacks on the
whole which results in poverty or child health crises. This paper will focus on the rise and fall of
Venezuela health care system.
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Impact on the vulnerable population
Venezuela a Spanish speaking country that was liberated in 1821, a country whose wealth
came from Oil. This all came to a crash due to inflation rates dropping to the worst throughout
the country’s history. This section will mainly focus on a few points to better understand the
impact on the entire country:
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Groups that are impacted (child, adults and elderly)
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An uprising of disease/ insects such as mosquitoes infecting individuals with gangue fever
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Crimes rates increasing
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Migration seeking food and medicine
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