Discussion - Week 5 - Humanitarian Crisis In Venezuela

Kristina Tilley RE: Discussion - Week 5 - Humanitarian Crisis in VenezuelaCOLLAPSETop of FormBy many accounts, conditions have been severely declining in Venezuela since 2015. However, it is also documented that the downward spiral began in late 2013 into early 2014. What was once a wealthy country now resembling a war zone, has an enormous humanitarian crisis, and its citizens are fleeing in large numbers creating one of the fastest-growing refugee crises in the world. Many of the problems started when Maduro took over as the President on April 14, 2013.Currently, approximately 90% of Venezuelans live in poverty. Due to hyperinflation, Venezuela reached a mind-boggling 10 million percent this year. The prices of basic goods have doubled every 19 days making necessities like break unobtainable for most of the citizens. The food crisis led to protests in 2015 and since that time access to food has become much worse. A recent study by the United Nations estimates that 75% of the population has lost a dangerous amount of weight due.Further, hospitals have run out of supplies and the majority of the healthcare workers have fled the country. More than 85% of pharmacies