epa05259795 A view of one of the wards of Caracas Teaching Hospital, in Caracas, Venezuela, 14 April 2016. The medicine shortage is a visible tragedy in Venezuelan drugstores and hospitals, several days after the Venezuelan Parliament started a process to pass a special law to deal with the health humanitarian crisis due to a shortage of over 800 essential medicines. Patients suffering from cancer, AIDS, diabetes or hypertension face problems getting hold of the medication they need. EPA/MIGUEL GUTIERREZ