Wall Street Journal Examines Deteriorating Conditions Of Maternal, Newborn Health Care Facilities In Venezuela

Wall Street Journal: Venezuelan Women in Labor Cross to Colombia to Give Birth
“Fearful of having a baby in a grim Venezuelan hospital, Gerlimar Pastrán took a nine-hour bus ride to this border city in Colombia to give birth earlier this month to a healthy boy in a functioning maternity ward. She is one of hundreds of pregnant Venezuelan women who have streamed into Colombia in recent months to have their babies, straining Colombia’s public health network and underscoring the fast-deteriorating conditions of Venezuelan hospitals…” (Muñoz, 3/23).

The KFF Daily Global Health Policy Report summarized news and information on global health policy from hundreds of sources, from May 2009 through December 2020. All summaries are archived and available via search.

KFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400
Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 | Phone 202-347-5270

www.kff.org | Email Alerts: kff.org/email | facebook.com/KFF | twitter.com/kff

The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news, KFF is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.