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An organized community in Caracas is fighting back against the medicine shortages caused by US sanctions.

By Michael Fox - TRNN

Jun 24th 2019 at 11.28am

Shortage of medicines has been one of the most visible effects of the current crisis in Venezuela, with US sanctions severely damaging the government's ability to import medicines and driving up prices of the ones that are available. The Real News' Michael Fox was on the ground in Caracas to document this issue, as well as a community-run solution to it.

Source: The Real News Network

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