Faced with food shortages and looming epidemics, Venezuela is struggling to stay afloat one week after its worst earthquake in more than a century. In hospitals, the situation is particularly tense. The disaster, which killed over 2000 people & left over 11,000 others injured has laid bare the frailty of Venezuela's health system. Nine of the 21 hospitals & clinics located in the capital have been severely or critically damaged by the earthquake.
