Roselvia Escobar, mother of 22-year-old Cesar, begged for blood for her son’s transfusions. Cesar, diagnosed with a disease called thalassemia, needs this blood for his three monthly transfusions. “He’s in bed, drowsy, inactive, and terrified,” Escobar, said “ The right to live doesn’t exist in Venezuela. You just pray to God your loved one doesn’t die.” (Krygier 2).
Many families in Venezuela are struggling to find medical supplies, food, and water since the beginning of the Venezuelan crisis. There are many contributing factors of the Venezuelan crisis that have caused the economy to spiral since the death of Hugo Chávez.
Hugo Chávez became president in 1999. He won the election by getting 56 percent of the votes. (12) Chávez has contributed …show more content…
Essential medical supplies have increasingly gotten harder to find in hospitals and doctors’ offices. Many people have died from not getting the medical help they need to live. Many families use many months of pay just to get a small amount of medicines and supplies. (1) Along with medical supplies, food and clean water are very scarce in Venezuela since the crisis started. Without food and water, many people have died from starvation and dehydration. There are charities who are trying to provide food, water, and other supplies to the citizens to reprieve their suffering. Other effects of the crisis are shown in the spiraling of the economy. Since the death of Chávez, oil prices have decreased causing the economy to drop. Oil was a major export of Venezuela and makes up 95% of those exports. This drop of the economy has caused the crime and political violence rates to increase greatly. There are refugees who have fled to neighboring countries such as: Colombia, Brazil, Aruba, Curaçao, Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to escape the economic depression. The “transition to Socialism” has also contributed to the economic spiral. (add more about transition to
Many families in Venezuela are struggling to find medical supplies, food, and water since the beginning of the Venezuelan crisis. There are many contributing factors of the Venezuelan crisis that have caused the economy to spiral since the death of Hugo Chávez.
Hugo Chávez became president in 1999. He won the election by getting 56 percent of the votes. (12) Chávez has contributed …show more content…
Essential medical supplies have increasingly gotten harder to find in hospitals and doctors’ offices. Many people have died from not getting the medical help they need to live. Many families use many months of pay just to get a small amount of medicines and supplies. (1) Along with medical supplies, food and clean water are very scarce in Venezuela since the crisis started. Without food and water, many people have died from starvation and dehydration. There are charities who are trying to provide food, water, and other supplies to the citizens to reprieve their suffering. Other effects of the crisis are shown in the spiraling of the economy. Since the death of Chávez, oil prices have decreased causing the economy to drop. Oil was a major export of Venezuela and makes up 95% of those exports. This drop of the economy has caused the crime and political violence rates to increase greatly. There are refugees who have fled to neighboring countries such as: Colombia, Brazil, Aruba, Curaçao, Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to escape the economic depression. The “transition to Socialism” has also contributed to the economic spiral. (add more about transition to