Venezuela's hospitals on life support

Last year I returned to my native Venezuela to document life and death in the country's public hospitals, writes Betty Zapata. Venezuela's public healthcare is in disarray. Long term underinvestment and neglect has meant that doctors are warning of a serious crisis in its public hospitals. I wanted to try to photograph the reality of what was happening from the inside. It's not a story the government in Venezuela wants told. There is almost no official information available about waiting lists, operating times, or treatment. The government argues that its critics simply distort any figures they release to make them look bad. Opposition politicians say this lack of information means they are hiding the truth. More…