Venezuelans suffer as malaria outbreak spreads in drug-short nation
On a recent morning in Venezuela’s
southern jungle state of Bolivar, Amanda Santamaria, her two sons, one
daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter lined up in front of a shabby community
health center in the hope of receiving treatment for malaria. All five of them
are afflicted by the mosquito-borne disease, which is rapidly spreading through
Venezuela as an economic meltdown strips the country of medicine and doctors. “We
don’t know if this is a curse, but the entire area is awash in malaria,” said
Santamaria, 56, suffering her second bout of the illness in the last three
months and relying on palliative herbal teas because she has not found regular
drugs. More…
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