Is Venezuela’s Collapsing Health System Ill-Equipped To Handle Zika?
By John OtisIs Venezuela’s Collapsing Health System Ill-Equipped To Handle Zika?
By John Otis
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The scale of the Zika virus outbreak in Venezuela is unclear. The government is reporting more than 5,000 cases with three related deaths. But independent Venezuelan physicians fear it could be as many as 400,000 infections. The outbreak is occurring in a country with a collapsing medical system, an economy in tatters and no funds to buy mosquito repellant, contraception or medicine.
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