Every 28 days, Bill Monterrey has to take his 11-year-old
daughter on an hour-long bus ride from Maracay, Venezuela, to Caracas to
receive treatment at the state-run children’s hospital there. “She has Albright
syndrome” – a genetic disorder affecting bones, skin and the hormonal system –
“and the medicines she needs are available only
in three cities in the country: Maracaibo, Barquisimeto and Caracas,”
Monterrey told Fox News Latino. While in Caracas last week, Monterrey participated
in a protest outside the children’s hospital because 20 medicines needed for
cancer treatment haven’t been available there for 15 days, affecting most of
the 120 patients undergoing treatment in that facility, according to local
media. More… 
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Children with cancer go without chemo for weeks in Venezuela due to medicine shortage
Every 28 days, Bill Monterrey has to take his 11-year-old
daughter on an hour-long bus ride from Maracay, Venezuela, to Caracas to
receive treatment at the state-run children’s hospital there. “She has Albright
syndrome” – a genetic disorder affecting bones, skin and the hormonal system –
“and the medicines she needs are available only
in three cities in the country: Maracaibo, Barquisimeto and Caracas,”
Monterrey told Fox News Latino. While in Caracas last week, Monterrey participated
in a protest outside the children’s hospital because 20 medicines needed for
cancer treatment haven’t been available there for 15 days, affecting most of
the 120 patients undergoing treatment in that facility, according to local
media. More… 
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