Health in Venezuela

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This paper explains that, in Venezuela, there are serious shortcomings in the coverage and ability of the health services, which are made up of the public sector, which bears the greatest responsibility for providing health services; the private sector; and the mixed, or social security, sector. The author points out that the demographic transition in Venezuela, which began with a decline in infant and child mortality, has resulted in the aging of the general population, with associated increases in chronic and degenerative diseases and disabilities. The paper relates that, even while the Venezuelan's social security system is completely destroyed, with a scarcity of drugs and an administrative collapse, there should be an improvement in the preventive policy, especially in the rural areas of the country and in regard to the indigenous people because the future of the epidemiological situation will depend on the country's effort to prevent and control it.

Table of Contents
Introduction
The Health System
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancer
Accident and External Causes
Communicable Diseases
Response of the Health System
Now, What Can Be Done?

From the Paper:

"Venezuela was affected by the economical and social crisis that hit Latin America in the 1980s and continued unto the 1990s. As a result, the population has been affected by growing poverty and violence, while the political system has weekend as well as corruption, which has become more widespread. The country's socio-economic situation has been adversely affected by an inflation rate of around 20 percent (13) resulting in a widening gap between the rich and the poor (up from 7.5% according to the indicators reported by the PAHO by 1995). This difference between the populations, together with a collapsed security system has increases the absolute risk of significant social problems, like accidents and violence. In Venezuela approximately 25 people day died due to common crime, this is more than what was killed in the war with Iraq."

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