MSF Venezuela

People needing mental and medical help one month after the earthquakes in Venezuela

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:48:28 +0000

In the aftermath of the earthquakes, communities are living through a complex crisis characterised by massive displacement, severe infrastructure damage, and deep psychological trauma.

How MSF is responding to the earthquakes in Venezuela

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:18:11 +0000

MSF is running mobile clinics in areas affected by the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June.

Bridging the gap in healthcare in Venezuela’s Delta Amacuro state

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 05:49:29 +0000

Our teams in Venezuela travel by motorboat in Delta Amacuro to bring medical attention to indigenous communities largely cut off from healthcare.

Peru: Venezuelan migrants struggle to survive

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:11:10 +0000

Political tensions and economic hardships have caused more than 6 million people to leave their homes in Venezuela in recent years. Many are young families, walking and traveling by bus or truck, carrying their belongings in backpacks.

Venezuelan migrants left without healthcare, shelter and services in Brazil

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:32:01 +0000

As hundreds of Venezuelan migrants arrive daily in Roraima state, Brazil, they find themselves in precarious conditions, often sleeping rough without access to basic services.

Humanitarian needs persist on Colombia and Venezuela border

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 21:04:57 +0000

After three years of providing care, Médecins Sans Frontières is handing our projects over and calling for a stronger aid response for thousands of families on the border.

Controlling mosquitoes to prevent malaria in Venezuela

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:36:53 +0000

The incidence of malaria cases has decreased by 80 per cent in areas where MSF teams work alongside local authorities in the northeastern state of Sucre, Venezuela.

MSF forced to withdraw from coronavirus response in Venezuelan hospital

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:46:11 +0000

Entry restrictions for MSF international staff in Venezuela have made it difficult to continue our work on COVID-19, forcing us to withdraw from our work in a Caracas hospital.

MSF teams improve conditions for Venezuelan returnees

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:23:40 +0000

Venezuelan migrants are returning to their home country in light of COVID-19. MSF is providing assistance to returnees to  ensure access to safe drinking water and prevent common diseases.

MSF helps fight against malaria in north Venezuela

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:28:01 +0000

MSF teams are providing support to healthcare centres in Sucre state, on Venezuela's northern coast, where malaria is endemic and health structures are in need of improvement.