Health Programs
U.S. enters ‘milestone’ agreement with Venezuela’s legitimate government
An agreement paves the way for the U.S. to more effectively support interim President Guaidó's efforts to restore democracy and health care in Venezuela.
U.S. to give additional $119 million for Venezuela’s crisis
New U.S. assistance will go toward alleviating the Venezuelan people's humanitarian crisis and to bolster democratic governance in the country.
U.S. approves new drug for deadliest forms of tuberculosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved only its third anti-TB drug in more than 40 years, offering hope to patients once considered untreatable.
A USNS Comfort mission by the numbers
The USNS Comfort left Panama after providing medical, dental, and eye-related treatment and care to 6,691 patients, some of them Venezuelan.
Venezuela: Poverty and disease
Venezuela's health care infrastructure is collapsing while Maduro and his cronies turn away international assistance.
Venezuela: Severe food shortages
Maduro and his cronies have blocked international aid from helping the people of Venezuela suffering illness and malnutrition.
Venezuela: A population suffering dangerous weight loss
The great majority of Venezuelans are unable to afford enough food to live on because of an economy destroyed by the former Maduro regime.
Venezuela: Children wasting away
The crisis brought about by the illegitimate Maduro regime is starving innocent Venezuelans and killing children.
U.S. hospital ship sails again to help Venezuelans
The USNS Comfort will stop at 14 ports of call and support local health care systems by providing on-ship and on-shore medical and dental treatment.