Venezuelan doctors crossed the Colombian border to demand the entrance of humanitarian aid

More than 30 Venezuelan doctors arrived Sunday on the Colombian side of the international bridge of Tienditas, where they protested to ask the Chavez authorities that the pbadage of humanitarian aid is allowed in his country and thus "able to save many lives" that depend on the badistance.

With their white coat, the doctors stood at the entrance of the border post, where they deployed a giant flag of Venezuela and began to apply for admission, mainly. necessary medicines in the hospitals where they work.

"We worked in San Antonio and Ureña (Táchira State), most of them went through Simón Bolívar Bridge and came here (to Tienditas) in taxis, buses, wherever possible. requests for humanitarian aid, "said the doctor at the agency EFE Wiliam Sayago, specialist in general surgery.

The badistance, which is being set up in the Colombian city of Cucuta, was announced by the acting president Juan Guaidówhich is recognized by nearly 49 countries.

In the border town of Cúcuta, a storage center was inaugurated last Friday on the Tienditas bridge, which links this city to that of Ureña.

However, the regime of Nicolás Maduro refuses to receive help because it considers that it is a political spectacle.

Sayago, who is part of the Medics Unidos Tachira organization, said that in this Venezuelan state there is a shortage in the health sector that is "of virtually incalculable magnitude" and that it's not how to properly treat patients.

"There is a deficit of drugs as simple as antibiotics, vaccines for our childrenare essential medicines to save important lives in Venezuela, we now have patients with infections that were saved many years ago with appropriate antibiotic treatment, "he said. Explain.

With him coincided the pediatrician and the immunologist Dayana Delgadoarrived from the city of San Cristobal, motivated to express the needs of Venezuelans in their country, especially in the sector in which they work.

"We hope that our president in charge, Juan Guaidó, can get this humanitarian aid and to lead the country to the best Venezuela, "he said, adding that" many patients lack medicines ".

Guaidó said today in Caracas that humanitarian aid meeting in Cucuta will begin to enter Venezuela in the "coming days".

The doctor also badured that doctors who have come to the area are willing to help "all that is needed" enter the medicines, food and hygiene kits stored in Cucuta.

Doctor José Luis MateoIn the meantime, he explained that more doctors would arrive in the area, but many stopped participating because they could not afford the transportation.

"We were more than 100 doctors who were coming, but as the crisis was affecting everyone, there were some who did not have gas for the car, others did not have it. not to pay the bus (the bus) where we fell, "he added.

At the end of the event, more than 30 doctors sang the national anthem of Venezuela and joined some curious people who came to the area to support their concentration.