July 27, 2024

Staff entry restrictions forces MSF to withdraw from COVID-19 response in Venezuela hospital

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to withdraw from the Ana Francisca Pérez de León II hospital, in Petare, northeast Caracas, Venezuela, where we had been assisting with the COVID-19 response since March. This decision was made after entry restrictions into the country were imposed on MSF’s specialist humanitarian personnel. These restrictions made it impossible for us to carry out the essential activities necessary to treat COVID-19 patients to our standards. Press Release. Full Text -> Médecins Sans Frontières

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