1/I want to give special recognition to the doctors who spoke with us for this piece, allowing us first-hand access to their work.https://nyti.ms/2Vm6b4f
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2/These doctors became medical professional to help. Now they work in conditions where that can be almost impossible to do.
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3/These doctors earn salaries that are impossible to live on, supplementing their jobs w other work. But they also face punishment for speaking out about terrible conditions —and the gvt has placed armed groups called colectivos inside health facilities to discourage dissent.
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4/It's important to note that we sent letters to the heads of several government hospitals and ministries, urging them to speak with us about the state of childbirth in Venezuela. None responded.
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