Venezuela's Maduro asks U.N. to help ease medicine shortages

 

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with ministers in Caracas, Venezuela March 14, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday he has asked the United Nations to help the South American nation alleviate medicine shortages, which have become increasingly severe as the oil-producing nation's economic crisis accelerates.

 

Triple digit inflation and a decaying socialist economic model have left medications ranging from simple anti-inflammatory drugs to chemotherapy medication out of reach for most Venezuelans.

 

Maduro did not specify the type of aid he requested, although he stressed that the U.N. has knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.

 

"I have asked them for support to continue making permanent progress in the regularization of medicines for hospitals," he said.

 

Maduro earlier on Friday met with Jessica Faieta, Assistant Administrator and Director of the U.N. Development Program, according to state television.

 

The Venezuelan Pharmaceuticals Federation estimates some 85 percent of drugs are unavailable to the country's citizens.

 

Maduro often blames the deteriorating economy and widespread shortages of goods on an "economic war" led by opposition politicians with the help of the United States.

 

Critics say the problems are the result of dysfunctional price and currency controls that have decimated private industry.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-03-25

 

What happened? The nationalised oil companies are not bringing Dollars back into the country?

The NWO elites have been conspiring against Venezuela for very long time. it s on their aim, the troubles started after Chavez expelled the ambassador of a well known influential country. anyone who dares to strand on their way get crushed. it's either we control your central bank or we sabotage your economy.

Edited March 25, 20179 yr by heroKK

Chavez instituted a discredited and corrupt system, he gave away vast amounts of money during the good times. Now the people are suffering under Majuro and his corrupt incompetent cronies. Save the blame every one else garbage.

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11 hours ago, rooster59 said:

the U.N. has knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.

Send Maduro some books on the industry. Free of charge.

Nicolas Maduro needs to be indited for extreme crimes against his citizens. So sorry for the people, this count does not have enough walls for him to be shot on.

21 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Triple digit inflation and a decaying socialist economic model have left medications ranging from simple anti-inflammatory drugs to chemotherapy medication out of reach for most Venezuelans.

There needs to be regime change, not UN aid. Venezuelans themselves need to change the direction of how the nation is administered if its decay is to be reversed. So long as Maduro's government continues to rule, UN aid will be wasted. Time for a Bolivar Spring.

Absolutely correct, well said

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22 hours ago, heroKK said:

The NWO elites have been conspiring against Venezuela for very long time. it s on their aim, the troubles started after Chavez expelled the ambassador of a well known influential country. anyone who dares to strand on their way get crushed. it's either we control your central bank or we sabotage your economy.

A truly idiotic and infantile post. Why would I write that?

As soon as mention is made of the bogey man "New World Order" it is a tip off that the proponent of such nonsense is living in the land of make believe. There is no NWO.  The Venezuelans are the  sole cause of their problem. It started with their reneging of agreements made with friendly countries, then it escalated to the funding of terrorist organizations with money taken from the poor. They did the same thing to the international airlines.

 

The government refused to pay for the drugs and instead said to all the  suppliers who had large outstanding  accounts receivables, too bad. Most of these drug companies were Generics, the companies who manufacture and sell for a fraction of the proprietary brands. Who got stiffed?  First it was the Europeans and  North Americans. After they were screwed, Venezuela went to the Chinese and Indians. China and India manufacturers demanded payment up front. The Venezuelans  tried to screw them too, but they forgot that that the Indians and Chinese are not as nice as westerners and cut off the country. Now there is a penalty to pay.

 

And there is no shortage of medication when it comes to the  government inner circle. The military hospitals are well supplied.

Absolutely correct, a mismanaged economy based on a failed economic platform. The government from Chavez on is 100% to blame

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I don't understand.   Why aren't their good friends, the Cubans helping them out?

 

A lot of people tout Cuba as a country with an exemplary medical system.    

 

 

The inflation estimate is close to that of the IMF, which expects consumer prices to rise by 2,200% this year. The Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company of The Economist, puts last year’s economic contraction at 13.7%. That is still much sharper than the decline in Greece’s output at the height of the euro crisis. In 2001 Venezuela was the richest country in South America; it is now among the poorest. http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21715694-nicol-s-maduro-draws-wrong-conclusions-economic-crisis-venezuela-crumbles?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/asvenezuelacrumblestheregimedigsin