Posts by Elena Giralt
NBC News reports, "In the chaos of Venezuela, a daughter fights for her father’s life"
In this heart-breaking report, MARIANA ATENCIO reports on her father’s illness and the Venezuelan health crisis. This NBC article illustrates the urgent need in Venezuela for medicine and medical supplies.
Read MoreDiphteria crisis in continues to escalate, spreading in the region
The World Health Organization reports on the Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis “In Venezuela, the diphtheria outbreak that began in July 2016 remains active (Figure below). Since the start of the outbreak until EW 10 of 2018, a total of 1,602 suspected diphtheria cases were reported (324 cases in 2016, 1,040 in 2017, and 238 in 2018),…
Read MoreNY Times reports: ‘We’re Losing the Fight’: Tuberculosis Batters a Venezuela in Crisis
From The New York Times: ‘We’re Losing the Fight’: Tuberculosis Batters a Venezuela in Crisis The disease, which until recently seemed to be under control in Venezuela, is making an aggressive comeback in the nation, overwhelming its broken health care system. Read more here.
Read MorePartnership Spotlight – UMA Foundation
Earlier this month, we received this report from one of our local partners, the UMA Foundation. On March 5th, Cuatro Por Venezuela delivered 16 boxes of food and nutritional supplies to UMA to distribute to their community programs in Chacao. On average, Cuatro’s food donations through the UMA Foundation serve 1300 people each month. 300 are mothers…
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Venezuelan children are starving to death, report from Aleteia
“In my state of Monagas, in the first two and a half months of 2018 we have seen 34 children die of malnutrition. A family needs the equivalent of 22 salaries just to get a basic basket of food, to cover the basic nutrition for a month for children in their family.” This heart-breaking article…
Read More2018 Government Survey of National Hospitals – Visualizing Venezuela's critical health needs
For the fifth year in a row, the National Assembly’s Committee on Social Development has published the 2018 Government Survey of National Hospitals ENCUESTA NACIONAL DE HOSPITALES 2018). The results show an accelerating decline in hospital services and supplies and a rise in 79% of health centers have a critical lack medical and surgical supplies 86%…
Read MoreCuatro makes headlines in Turgua, providing 1200 meals a month for children
In partnership with the Acción Humanitaria por Venezuela foundation, Cuatro Por Venezuela has provided food for 1200 meals a month to children suffering from malnourishment in the rural area of Turgua, part of the El Hatillo zone of Caracas. Gabriela Rondón, co-founder of Cuatro por Venezuela, was interviewed by several media outlets covering the story. “We…
Read More2017 Annual Report
One year ago, we founded Cuatro Por Venezuela because we felt compelled to do something for our country. We couldn’t stand “con los brazos cruzados” – with our arms crossed – while seeing so many people in need. We set out to do something big and we did it! Below please find our 2017 Annual…
Read MoreNew York Times reports on Venezuelan Food Crisis
Last week, the New York Times published an in-depth investigative report on children with severe malnutrition in Venezuela. The article is available in English and in Spanish. Warning: this article contains graphic pictures of infant mortality and malnutrition.
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