Hundreds of desperate Venezuelans are being forced to beg for medicine on Twitter because the crumbling economy has left the country unable to import basic medical supplies.
Using the hashtag '#ServicioPublico', Venezuelans are pleading with foreigners to send them treatments for all manner of conditions - including blood disorders, viruses and infections.
Things have got so bad in the country that experts are claiming that 15 per cent of those who die of cancer would have had a chance of survival had proper radiotherapy treatment been provided.
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Pharmacy shelves lie empty, with even basics like vitamin C, folic acid, headache pills and remedies for mosquito bites almost entirely unavailable in the capital Caracas.According to the article, a black market has sprung up, but is unable to meet demands. Moreover, the Venezuelan government has arrested those that have attempted to photograph the long lines outside pharmacies.
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