In the aftermath of the arrival in the northwest of hundreds of Venezuelans fleeing hardship in their country, the Ministry of Public Health wants a long-term strategy to handle medical services to them.
This was disclosed in a Ministry of the Presidency press release on Monday which provided an update on the work of the National Multi-Sectoral Coordinating Committee which has been managing the influx of Venezuelan migrants and making provisions accordingly.
According to the release, Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix said that “Once the Venezuelans are arriving, we will continue to work…hadn’t it been for a forum like this (the coordinating committee) the information we received would have been isolated. When it is brought here, we are better able to make decisions on how best to address the issues…this Committee is central to coordinating and monitoring the activities of the Venezuelan migrants. As long as they (migrants) are coming, this Committee has a job to do.”
