VIDEO "Venezuela is dying", the call of an ONG before the sad reality of the country

The situation in Venezuela in terms of shortage of medicines, medical supplies, antibiotics, vaccines and among many other things not only affects the people who need them to continue living or improve their quality of life. Those who have given themselves the noble task of collecting these products that are needed by so many Venezuelans at a national level are also indirectly affected by the little help they have received to give a respite to those who need it. Hundreds of non-governmental organizations throughout the country have done everything they can to help people who need medicine in Venezuela. Not only low-income people. Sometimes those who also have the money to buy their medicines can not improve their quality of life either because the product they are looking for does not exist in the country.

Such is the case of Marisol Diéguez. She is president of the Humanitarian Program for Venezuela, an ONG that is responsible for collecting medicines and medical supplies for hundreds of people nationwide. Through a video Marisol Diéguez related what she feels as a volunteer whenever someone asks for something through social networks and they can not resolve the situation, in most cases due to lack of resources. 

Diéguez, detailed visibly affected and with a choked voice, how difficult it is for the group he represents, saying "no" to someone who desperately asks for some medicine or medical input and they do not have it or can not get it due to lack of means. 

"We receive requests every week, every day very painful. One of our coordinators made a distribution of chloroquine to fight malaria in some states of the east of the country and found that they are giving four drops of creolin in the water to supplement the missing drugs and for children who have four parasites drops of kerosene in the water. Then we received requests for formulas for children who have malnutrition and today a Monagas institution in a desperate cry asked for help because they already know that there is a group of children who are going to die this week, "said the volunteer of the Humanitarian Program for Venezuela. The situation is becoming more critical. The requests circulate through social networks and by instant messaging services such as WhatsApp, but it is not enough. Some are the ones who see them, others at least share it. Others dedicate themselves to praying for all those who are affected by the humanitarian crisis in the country. However, "praying is not enough". 

"We need real help because the country is dying. Every day very painful requests arrive. I would like to invite you two hours to our networks so that they understand everything that comes every day. To help me find synonyms to tell people "we do not have" or "we can not" and I wanted to make this video to convey the pain that I feel today because we can not cope to help more, "said Marisol Diéguez. 

The ONG has twelve pairs of antibiotics stopped for lack of money. "We are not artists, we are not politicians, we are not militarized, we are not personalities, we only depend on what we can do, so we depend on your generosity. They are cries for help that we receive every day. I ask you to please put your hand on your heart and help more. It does not have to be to our institution. There are others who are doing praiseworthy work. Venezuela needs much more help and it is not enough to pray. " The Humanitarian Aid Program for Venezuela (PAHPV) was created on February 12, 2014 to respond specifically to the situation of social conflict and shortages in the country. The main mission of the organization is to collect supplies in collection centers and prepare logistics for distribution in Venezuela, where aid goes to health institutions operated by religious congregations, university firefighters, indigenous communities, asylums and other non-dependent entities of the State. In January 2017, the Internal Revenue Service of the United States (IRS) awarded the Humanitarian Assistance Program for Venezuela 501 (c) (3) status, which accredits it as a Charitable Organization. According to Diéguez, since its creation PAHPV has delivered more than 250 tons of medical aid to Venezuelans.