See how COVID-19 has impacted organ transplantation in Venezuela

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Venezuela’s organ transplant crisis has been deepening for years.

Even before thecoronaviruspandemic, the wait list for transplant patients meant an agonizing daily reality for thousands of patients.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage Latin America, Venezuela’s healthcare system remains severely broken.

And the plight of Venezuela’s transplant patients grows acutely painful by the day. Many have been waiting for a transplant since 2017.

CGTN’s Mary Triny Mena reports from Caracas.

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