As hospitals saturate, earthquakes lay bare frailty of Venezuela's health system

Summary

Faced with food shortages and looming epidemics, Venezuela is struggling to stay afloat one week after its worst earthquake in more than a century. In hospitals, the situation is particularly tense. The disaster, which killed over 2000 people & left over 11,000 others injured has laid bare the frailty of Venezuela's health system. Nine of the 21 hospitals & clinics located in the capital have been severely or critically damaged by the earthquake.