News: Social Programs

Venezuela's Chavez: Our Victory was a Victory for Independence

Oct 11th 2012

(somoslanoticia)

Following his election victory last Sunday against the MUD rightwing coalition candidate, Henrique Capriles Radonski, newly re-elected Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave his first press conference on Tuesday outlining his thoughts on the election and national and foreign policy issues.

Communities Playing Greater Role in Venezuelan Housing Construction

Sep 3rd 2012

Venezuela’s Great Housing Mission (GMVV) has constructed 243,990 new houses since the program’s launch in April 2011 (archiv

96,872 houses have been built through Venezuela’s mass house construction program so far this year, of which almost 50% (48,263) have been built by local communities.

Venezuelan Government Plans to Restructure Latin America’s Biggest Barrio

Aug 23rd 2012

President of Caracas Metro, Haiman El Troudi, at the community meeting yesterday in Petare (AVN)

Yesterday, the Venezuelan government presented its urban restructuring plan for Petare, considered the most populated barrio in Latin America with well over 500,000 inhabitants. The plan includes cable cars for easier access, other transport infrastructure, and markets for informal workers, among other projects.

Chavez Opens Two New Hospitals

Aug 20th 2012

The new Hospital Ana Francisca Perez de Leon II in Petare, Miranda state (AVN)

The Venezuelan government inaugurated two new public hospitals on Tuesday, bringing the total number of hospitals opened by the Chavez administration to three since the year began.

Venezuela Increases Benefits for Soldiers

Aug 17th 2012

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of Venezuela’s National Guard last Friday (patriagr

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of Venezuela’s National Guard, President Hugo Chavez announced last Friday the creation of a new social program directed at increasing benefits for members of the country’s armed forces.

Venezuela Builds Latin America’s Largest Intensive Care Unit

Jul 23rd 2012

An intensive therapy room in the Miguel Perez Carreño Hospital in Caracas (AVN)

The Miguel Perez Carreño Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, will soon have Latin America’s largest intensive care unit, according to an announcement this week by the hospital’s director, Dr. Angel Borrero Auld. He said that once a construction project finishes in August, the hospital’s intensive care unit will have 46 beds: 32 for adults and 14 for children.

Venezuela’s Bolivarian University Marks 9 Years: Continues to Expand

Jul 19th 2012

A UBV campus in Los Chaguaramos, Caracas (Ewan Robertson/Venezuelanalysis)

The Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV), designed to provide free and universal higher education in Venezuela, yesterday celebrated 9 years since its creation with new courses set to be offered as part of the institution’s expansion.

Venezuela’s “Mission Culture” Celebrates Seventh Anniversary

Jul 12th 2012

(venezuela-us.org)

Mission Culture, a social program that aims to transform cultural education in Venezuela, celebrated its seventh anniversary on Tuesday. The program was created on July 10, 2005, by the government of President Hugo Chávez, and since then it has trained over 12,000 people in different areas of the arts to foster a renewal of popular creativity.

Venezuela: Over One Million Eye Surgeries in Eight Years

Jul 9th 2012

"Mission Miracle" has carried out over 1 million eye surgeries since 2004 (Granmamipatria)

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (acn) Operation Miracle, a humanitarian social program created by the governments of Cuba and Venezuela, has made it possible to carry out over one million eye surgeries in the South American nation over the last eight years.

Venezuelan Government Run Pharmacy Covering 85% of Common Illnesses

Jul 3rd 2012

One of the recently owned Farmapatria shops (AVN)

Farmapatria, the government run chain of pharmacy stores launched in May is selling medicines which cover 85% of illnesses common Venezuelans, as well as carrying out free services such as laboratory testing, blood pressure readings, vaccinations, and providing nutritional information.

More than 20,000 Urban Land Titles Granted in Guayana, Venezuela, Since 2002

Jun 12th 2012

Over 600 families will benefit from the 255 land titles granted to families in Guayana last Sunday (Nuevaprensadeguayana)

Over 20,000 urban land titles have been granted to citizens in the Eastern city of Guayana since 2002, revealed the President of the Venezuelan Guayana Corporation (CVG), Rafael Gil Barrios, last Sunday.

Venezuela Happiest Country in South America

Jun 10th 2012

According to Columbia University's "happiness study," Venezuela is the happiest country in South America (Venezue

The University of Columbia’s “Earth Institute” has released the results of its first happiness report, which highlight Venezuela as the happiest country in South America and the second happiest country in the region after Costa Rica.

Venezuelan Government and Communities See Urban Agriculture Increasing

May 9th 2012

Urban agriculture in Caracas (Patriagrande)

Venezuela’s urban agriculture program has seen urban communal and family based food gardens developing rapidly over the last two years, to a current total of 19,000.

Venezuelan Government Creates National Pharmacy Network, Invests in Construction Industry

May 3rd 2012

The new national pharmacy network will be called “Farmapatria” (Periodico24).

The Venezuelan government has announced that it will create a national network of low price pharmacies across the country in an attempt to combat the effect of inflation on the price of medicine for Venezuelan citizens.

Venezuela’s Housing Mission on Track for 2012 Construction Target

Apr 27th 2012

Venezuela’s Great Housing Mission (GMVV) aims to construct 3 million new homes by 2019 (archive).

41,863 houses have been built so far this year as part of the Venezuelan government’s mass house construction program, equating to 21% of the 2012 aim of 200,000 new houses, according to the latest report from the government’s housing body.