Because of Venezuela's ongoing crisis, thousands of doctors have emigrated in search of better living conditions. Free medical care now depends on junior doctors who keep public hospitals running while completing their training. Since 2018, Healing Venezuela has supported over 300 of them, helping provide free care to more than 2 million people. With $80 monthly, this project helps them cover basic needs and focus on saving lives.
The 2024 National Hospital Survey reveals that Venezuela's public hospitals continue to operate under critical conditions, with persistent shortages of medicines, surgical supplies, and qualified personnel. Despite these challenges, junior doctors (resident physicians) remain the backbone of the public health system. While 30% of specialist doctors have emigrated in search of better living conditions, junior doctors are the ones keeping hospitals open and treat low income patients.
Since 2018, Healing Venezuela has supported over 300 junior doctors across the country, transferring a monthly allowance in local currency directly to their accounts. The programme has an attrition rate below 1 %, proving its effectiveness in retaining vital medical talent within Venezuela. In 2024, we sponsored 61 junior doctors in 8 hospitals nationwide with a $80 monthly allowance helping them cover basic needs. From January to November, they treated more than 134,000 patients.
This programme has multiple long term impacts: 1) Career development for junior doctors giving more and better paid opportunities in the marketplace, 2) Patients care, as each junior doctor has around 100 consultations per month, only in 2025 the estimate by the end of the year is 131,000 similar to 2024 3) Keeping hospitals running. With the crisis, entire hospital wards remained unattended. With an attrition rate of 1% compared to the 30% at national level, our programme helps doctors stay
This project has provided additional documentation in a DOCX file (projdoc.docx).
