Maduro announced the arrival of Russian humanitarian aid – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Thursday that "right now" 7.5 tons of drugs from Russia are arriving in the country, just as the opposition is pressuring its government to allow the Entrance of humanitarian aid given by several countries.

However, these drugs would only be intended for three hospitals in the country.

"I want to thank the PAHO (…) and Russian President Vladimir Putin, for their ability, their firmness when bringing these drugs, they come to Venezuela, every week, permanently we need to Maduro said in an act with the hospital directors.

The governor said that there were "108,428 units of drugs and surgical equipment for a total of 7.5 tons", which would serve to "strengthen the emergency services" of three hospitals located in Caracas and in the state of Bolivar (south).

"Who pays them?" The Bolivarian government, the Venezuelan government, is a humanitarian aid, a humanitarian aid because it overcomes a blockade, but the Venezuelans, I reaffirm, we are beggars, we Venezuelans, we proceed to the removal of all our obligations "he said.

Maduro reiterated that there was a blockade on his government and that hence the difficulty for the entry of drugs, which is contradicted however by the recent food aid and drug shipments to Cuba and the one to be performed tomorrow at the border town. Colombia from Cucuta, where he even said that he would send free medical badistance.

Maduro's announcement occurs as a group of MPs moves to the border to coordinate the humanitarian aid input given by different countries and stored in Cucuta, but has not could enter. by order of the same leader.

The leader of the Venezuelan Parliament, the opposition Juan Guaidó, who announced that he badumed the duties of president in charge almost a month ago, is already, according to anti-Chavez leaders, at the border, in the process of managing the entry of aid, which according to him, will enter Venezuela "yes or yes"

The shortage of medicines and medical equipment in Venezuela has been known for about five years and has been aggravated in recent years.

The Venezuelan Parliament, overwhelmingly in opposition, declared in January 2016 a "humanitarian health crisis" in the country, caused by the shortage of medicines, equipment and medical equipment and by the deterioration of public health facilities.

In addition, the same day was published the results of the national hospital survey reporting the deaths of 1,557 patients due to lack of medical equipment and the remaining 79 who died as a result of constant power outages. occur in the country. .