Venezuela asks the UN to help boost supply of medicines

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Source: BBC

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has asked for help from the United Nations to boost the country's supplies of medicines.

Mr Maduro said the UN had the expertise to normalise the supply and distribution of drugs in the country.

Venezuela's Medical Federation said recently that hospitals had less than 5% of the medicines they needed.

The president blames the problems on an economic war against his government and the sharp fall in oil prices.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39388850

[Archae]

1. Now if they actually utilise the medicines, and not sell them...

Or just hand them out to the Maduro loyalists, which is more likely.

The food shortage is still bad there too.

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2. This is heartbreaking... maybe the UN should crack down on Maduro on the lavish lifestyle of

Chavez' daughters, who still live in the presidential palace? Parties every night, expensive champagne being uncorked, etc. while the general population can't even afford to buy soap.

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3. The UN is a largely toothless organization.

They are pretty much powerless to help anyone unless the leader of a country invites them in.
It's up to the people of Venezuela to vote or fight Maduro out of power. That is, IF Maduro will even allow a vote. Remember how he pretty much dissolved parliament when those elections didn't go his way?
The people voted for Maduro's government. They screwed themselves. It's up to them to unscrew themselves.