They warn that in 80% of hospitals there are no conditions

A recent report by the Federation of Bioanalysts of Venezuela found that in 80% of the country’s hospitals There are no adequate conditions for user carereported Judith León, president of the aforementioned organization.

The situation in Venezuelan hospitals has not improved; in fact, there is still a shortage of supplies in the main medical centres and in particular in laboratories.

León expressed surprise at the statements made by Magaly Gutiérrez, Minister of Health, who said that 79 hospitals are equipped with different services, including intensive care, emergency, trauma shock and blood banks.

The president of the Federation of Bioanalysts stated that these 79 hospitals only represent 20% of the total number of medical centers in the country, according to a review of Radio Fe y Alegría News.

Health is a right

The expert recalled that health is a constitutional right, established in article 83 of the Magna Carta, for which reason she demanded that it be guaranteed. León has been warning for years about the situation in the sector.

A year ago, he reported that 90% of public laboratories were not workingAt that time, he also warned about the lack of supplies, materials, reagents and the low salaries of workers.

These complaints are nothing new. Douglas León Natera, president of the Venezuelan Medical Federation (FMV), In July of this year, he denounced the serious shortage of medicines and supplies that the country’s hospitals suffer from, which mainly affects patients with chronic diseases.

León Natera said that hospitals are extremely undersupplied, with very few supplies, medicines and medical-surgical material.

He also pointed out the lack of vaccines, oncological treatments, supplies for peritoneal and renal dialysis, among others.