August 3, 2024

Venezuelan children waiting on transplants falling victim to country’s political crises

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Except for a few charity-aided cases, poor Venezuelan children have not received organ or bone marrow transplants since 2017. Only the wealthy in this socialist country can get transplants.For Andrea Velázquez, Zoe’s mother, her daughter’s life and the lives of more than 150 children awaiting transplants are in the hands of the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Full Text -> abcNet

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