Venezuela receives second shipment of Red Cross aidThe shipment of generators and medical supplies seeks to mitigate a severe shortage of drugs and hospital supplies in Venezuela, where the UN says a quarter of the population is in urgent need of aidCARACAS - Venezuela Monday received a second shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid, including 24 tonnes of medical supplies and generators provided by Panama, intended for hospitals to help address the country's acute health crisis. In a statement, the Venezuelan Red Cross said it had received "medicines, medical supplies and power generators" that will be distributed in hospitals across the country, which is experiencing the worst crisis in its recent history. Six trucks moved the supplies to a Red Cross warehouse in Caracas, an AFP journalist confirmed. Socialist President Nicolas Maduro authorized entry of the first Red Cross shipment in April after signing an agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in the middle of a power struggle with opposition leader Juan Guaido. The Red Cross said it sent the second shipment from its logistics center in Panama to the Venezuelan capital Caracas.

Source: Bangkok Post June 18, 2019 08:46 UTC