Foreign medical teams are expanding emergency, surgical and mental health services after the June 24 earthquakes.
International field hospitals have been deployed across Caracas and La Guaira state to support medical care for people injured in the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, strengthening the country’s emergency health response during the recovery process.
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Medical units and healthcare personnel sent by the governments of Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Japan, Spain, Barbados and India, alongside organizations including the U.S.-based Samaritan’s Purse, are providing emergency treatment, surgical care, intensive care and psychological support in affected communities.
In Miranda state, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Aecid) is operating a field hospital staffed by 50 volunteers with the capacity to treat up to 200 people per day. The facility provides trauma care, X-ray services and minor surgery. Since its deployment, it has treated 1,805 patients and carried out 2,194 medical consultations.
La primera rotación del equipo START regresa tras 12 días en Venezuela, con 1.805 pacientes atendidos y 2.194 consultas médicas.
Una segunda rotación ya ha tomado el relevo para mantener operativo el hospital de campaña.
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Text Reads: The first rotation of the START team returns after 12 days in Venezuela, with 1,805 patients treated and 2,194 medical consultations.
A second rotation has already taken over to keep the field hospital operational.
“The first START team rotation returns after 12 days in Venezuela, having treated 1,805 patients and carried out 2,194 medical consultations. A second rotation has already taken over to keep the field hospital operational,” the agency said on its X account.
Brazil has deployed 11 healthcare professionals to Camurí Chico, in La Guaira, where a field hospital equipped with an operating room and an intensive care unit can treat up to 150 patients daily. Through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan continues to operate a team of 40 physicians in Caraballeda conducting clinical testing and epidemiological surveillance, although its mission in La Rinconada has concluded.
Colombia’s Hospital Ship San Rafael Foundation has established a medical center at the temporary shelter located at Gran Colombia School in Caracas, where it expects to treat up to 150 patients per day through the end of July. In La Guaira, Samaritan’s Purse has activated a Type 3 field hospital near Maiquetía International Airport, where 90 healthcare professionals are providing inpatient and surgical services.
The Dominican Republic is operating a medical facility at César Nieves Stadium with 40 specialists, offering capacity to treat more than 2,000 patients and perform up to 150 procedures each day. Venezuela has also continued receiving humanitarian assistance from countries and public figures responding to the impact of the twin earthquakes.
The international deployments are intended to reinforce healthcare capacity in the areas most affected by the disaster by providing critical medical infrastructure. Coordination between foreign medical teams and Venezuelan authorities has enabled a comprehensive response that includes general medicine, specialized treatment and mental health services as reconstruction efforts continue.
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