Barrio Adentro saved 347,789 lives in five years as part of the medical attention provided to around 95% of Venezuelans

The free health care program called Barrio Adentro saved 347,789 lives in five years as part of the medical attention provided to around 95% of Venezuelans, President Hugo Chávez announced on Monday, March 24. On Monday, President Chávez re-launched the Barrio Adentro III program, which in its initial phase will provide cutting-edge technology for 130 hospitals. At the inauguration of new health facilities, Chávez said the figure represented one life saved every hour, just in the first two stages of Barrio Adentro: the first providing primary care, and the second, diagnoses and rehabilitation.