Crisis in Venezuela: the Red Cross brought drugs and generators for hospitals

After several unsuccessful attempts, the Red Cross could finally enter Venezuela drugs, hospital supplies and generators which will be distributed in different health centers to help cope with the serious situation in the country.

It is the first consignment of humanitarian aid the Chavez regime and the interim government.

"With great joy and responsibility, we would like to inform that at this time, the first shipment of humanitarian aid from the Red Cross enters Venezuela," announced the Venezuelan headquarters of this organization.

In a series of posts on Twitter, he explained that "it is about medical supplies, power stations (generators) and medicines ". "They will be distributed in different hospitals in the country in accordance with the fundamental principles of our movement, including those of neutrality, impartiality and independence," he said.

In addition, the Venezuelan Red Cross asked "all without exception that do not allow the politicization of this great achievement"

Venezuela has been suffering for more than five years from a serious shortage of products of all kinds, including drugs and hospital supplies. Despite this, President Nicolás Maduro repeatedly denied the existence of a humanitarian crisis and rejected many offers of help coming from abroad.

On 23 February, Chavez 'armed forces and paramilitary groups prevented the interim government appointed by the National Assembly from introducing food and sanitation products from Colombia and Brazil. The repression of this initiative at the borders has left more than 20 dead and dozens wounded.

Chavez Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said her government had rejected foreign aid because "He is contaminated and poisoned, he is carcinogenic, as have shown various scientific studies".

Despite this, Chavismo repeatedly announced that he was receiving help shipments – avoiding calling them "humanitarian" – sent by allied countries such as China and Cuba.

Until last Wednesday Maduro announced an agreement between "the international committees of the Red Cross and the Bolivarian government", with the support of the UN, to "give Venezuela all the support, all the humanitarian aid that can be provided".