Venezuelans rely on the kindness of strangers to pay for Covid-19 treatment

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Venezuelans are increasingly relying on friends and strangers to help pay for Covid-19 treatment as hyperinflation and soaring health care fees make social media pleas and crowdfunding campaigns the only way to cover costs while infection rates rise.

Although Venezuelans have used such platforms for years to cover the cost of medical treatment and operations in the country, now in its seventh year of economic crisis, the onset of Covid-19 has dramatically increased the practice.

Read the full Reuters story here.

In this file photo, a man receives a dose of the Sinopharm vaccine, with healthcare workers going from door to door to inoculate the elderly and people with disabilities in Caracas, Venezuela. — Reuters/File
In this file photo, a man receives a dose of the Sinopharm vaccine, with healthcare workers going from door to door to inoculate the elderly and people with disabilities in Caracas, Venezuela. — Reuters/File

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