Venezuelan hospitals in crisis amid political turmoil

Our team saw patients stacked up on hospital trolleys and large sections of the hospital boarded off because of a lack of medics, medicines and supplies. One doctor told us a patient had died just before our arrival because they didn't have a needle. The hospital we visit is running with a fraction of the staff as medics have gone on strike demanding higher pay while others have just given up. One doctor told our team she was paid about five million bolivares a month, while a packet of eggs costs her four million. Dr Emily Montilla said: "We cannot afford to eat. But we are here because of love. We have to help these people." More…