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Acting President Delcy Rodríguez activates cardiovascular and cataract plan for the population
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez announced Tuesday afternoon that a program for cardiovascular patients will be activated in Venezuela's public hospitals, offering services such as pacemaker implantation and catheterization. She also indicated that cataract patients will be treated at these health centers.
TL;DR
- A new program for cardiovascular patients, including pacemaker implantation and catheterization, will be activated in Venezuela's public hospitals.
- Cataract patients will also receive treatment at these health centers.
- The Nephrology service at the University Hospital of Caracas (HUC) has been refurbished and equipped with state-of-the-art technology.
- The HUC Nephrology Department features 11 dialysis chairs, a specialized operating room, and consultation rooms, with the capacity for over 5,000 hemodialysis sessions per month.
- The refurbished Nephrology service includes an isolation area for patients with HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
- Kidney transplants are scheduled to begin at the HUC within a reasonable timeframe.
- Nephrology centers were also inaugurated in Nueva Esparta and Táchira.
- There are now 176 dialysis rooms across Venezuela.
- Venezuela received medicines and supplies from Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after an attack destroyed the main warehouse.