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How Venezuela imploded (update)

Planet Money

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Healthcare Crisis in Venezuela

This chapter explores the catastrophic state of healthcare in Venezuela, emphasizing the severe challenges faced by hospitals amid blackouts and shortages. It also recounts Venezuela's economic decline linked to decisions made by its leadership, underscoring the dramatic rise in infant mortality and disease resurgence as a consequence of systemic failures.

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