A story which previously appeared on the Associated Press’ website and web archives from November 2012 has mysteriously vanished. The story, an expose on the failing healthcare system under then-president Hugo Chavez detailing the failings of the countries beleaguered Socialist system is strange to say the least. Luckily the Internet is forever and with the eye of a helpful person on Twitter, I’ve been able to recover the story courtesy of The Wayback Machine. MARACAY, Venezuela (AP) — Evelina Gonzalez was supposed to undergo cancer surgery in July following chemotherapy but wound up shuttling from hospital to hospital in search of an available operating table. On the crest of her left breast, a mocha-colored tumor doubled in size and now bulges through her white spandex tank top. Gonzalez is on a list of 31 breast cancer patients waiting to have tumors removed at one of Venezuela’s biggest medical facilities, Maracay’s Central Hospital. But like legions of the sick across the country, she’s been neglected by a health care system doctors say is collapsing after years of deterioration. Doctors at the hospital sent home 300 cancer patients last month when supply shortages and overtaxed equipment made it impossible for them to perform non-emergency surgeries....
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:17:46 +0000
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