July 28, 2024

Venezuela: Commitment, dedication, and the obstacles faced by a nurse working at the border

Courtesy of The International Committee of the Red Cross

Just like every morning for the past nine years, Claudia Ortega arrives at the primary health care centre in Boca de Grita to provide medical care at the only health care facility available to the population of this small town located in the state of Táchira, in the southern part of Venezuela, next to the border with Colombia. Every person who comes into this primary health care centre to request assistance or to ask for medicine is seen by her. Full Text ->ReliefWeb

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