VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT TO USE MERCOSUR PRESIDENCY TO BOOST MEDICINE SUPPLIES
December 5th, 2013
While grappling with chronic shortages of many consumer staples, Venezuela is now looking to boost its supply of medicines and strengthen national healthcare system through its role in as president of the South American trade block, Mercosur.The government journal El Correo del Orinoco, reported last month that Esperanza Briceño, president of the Rafael Rangel National Institute of Hygiene, would work with Mercosur members to "guarantee medicine access for the entire population."“[Venezuela's] pro tempore presidency [of Mercosur] signifies a six-month period ...
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