2023-05-08 20:41:17
According to Acción Solidaria, 9.3 million do not have access to medicines for their chronic diseases
According to the organization’s balance sheet, 89.7% of the Venezuelan population depends on the public health service. However, the health system does not have the capacity to care, especially for people with chronic health conditions.
During the morning of May 4, in a room with 33 people and some video cameras, the organization Solidarity action presented the balance of its Humanitarian Health Response Program (PRHS). Between 2018 and March 2023, 775,852 people have benefited from the services provided by the organization. 426,280 women and 340,661 men have received medical treatment since 2018.
According to the organization, the program arises from a public assembly, on March 31, 2016, due to lack of medical treatment. A year later, it became a cooperation platform between national and international organizations which has functioned since then as a response to the Complex Humanitarian Emergency and violations of the right to health.
Since then, Acción Solidaria has been able to collect data on health in Venezuela. One of them is that 15.5 million Venezuelans have chronic health problems.
Solidarity Action has opted to do its bit for Venezuelan health through actors. Capital District is the state with the largest number of actors who provide work through the NGO. By 2022, the organization counted a total of 193 actors nationwide. 79 of them are in the capital. The rest is distributed in the states: Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Bolívar, Carabobo, Capital District, Guárico, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta and Zulia.
“States that do not have local actors use actors from other entities,” he said. feliciano reynapresident of the organization.
The users of the Capital District also lead the number of beneficiaries of the Community Service Centers. According to Reyna, on a national scale, the centers have served 31,378 beneficiaries63.8% are women and 17,062 of them are in the capital.
Most of the users in the organization are women and older adults with chronic health conditions. 78% are recurring and 76% come for the medication service.
From preventive medicine to emergency medicine
According to the balance sheet of the organization, 89.7% of the Venezuelan population depends on the public health service. However, The health system does not have the capacity to careespecially for people with chronic health conditions.
According to Saturn, the The most common chronic diseases in Venezuelans are hypertension and diabetes. “Also, they suffer from cancer and HIV. In several cases, we have come across patients who have chronic health problems and more severe illnesses like the ones I mentioned a moment ago,” she reiterated.
According to the organization, the affectation of the right to health is systematic and occurs in all dimensions (accessibility, availability, quality and affordability).
Venezuelan woman is the caregiver of the family
During the presentation, Saturno indicated that since 2018, 426,280 women have benefited from the services provided by Acción Solidariamainly the drug delivery service.
When asked what is the reason why the number of women attended is 11.2% greater than the number of men, Saturno explained that he has shown how Women are not only in charge of their health but also of the health of their relatives and relatives.
“Usually, our users are the ones who come for medicines for their relatives, such as children, husbands and parents. The Venezuelan woman puts the feeding of her children as a priority before her health ”, reiterated the coordinator of the Human Rights Enforceability Unit.
Additionally, Saturn pointed out that there is a differentiated and more serious impact of the crisis on women and children and adolescents.
According to Acción Solidaria, one in four women does not have disposable sanitary napkins. Three out of 10 women or their relatives lives with a health condition.
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