At the General Hospital of Roraima, the director, Samir Xuad, says the daily patient population has surged from 400 per day to 1,000 over the past couple of years.
That requires working his employees so hard that some of them end up getting sick, too, said Mr. Xuad, adding that he had lost more than 20 pounds from the stress. Medical supplies as basic as syringes and gloves have run out, he said, and during particularly busy periods, patient gurneys line up in hallways.
“We try to make magic,” he said. “But it’s difficult.”
Outside of work, he said, residents of Boa Vista have become fearful of crime and wary of the mobs of aggressive window washers who approach drivers at stop lights.
“Roraima was a place where you could sleep with your door open at night,” he said. “That is no longer the case.”
Wow! Kind of sounds like what happened here due to our invasion from the South.
Brazil. So much potential. Perfect destination for your tired, your poor. Can Brazil be more like the US?