National Government activated Rapid Health Response Fund to strengthen public hospitals

Published at: 16/04/2026 11:47 AM

The Ministry of Health (MinSalud) activated the Rapid Health Response Fund (FRESA) on April 15, 2026. This initiative emerges as a strategy in the context of the Plan For Health and Life 2026 aimed at optimizing the National Hospital Network, through the recovery of the operational capacity of hospitals.

This was reported by the head of the Health portfolio, Nuramy Gutiérrez, who stated that this program is aimed at directors and directors of hospitals throughout the country, who wish to formulate a project funded by the MPPS to restore some service of the health center they run, which depends on some equipment, hiring personnel or carrying out a small infrastructure project, to be financed directly by the Venezuelan State.

The minister explained that it is a platform available on the website of the Ministry of Health, in which hospital directors are pre-loaded as applicants and will be able to access the system with their ID number, so they will receive an access code (OTP) on their mobile phone to upload the projects they wish to apply.

The program, according to a press release, focuses its action on type II, III and IV hospitals, as well as establishments attached to the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS) and IPASME.

Through statements to the social media, Minister Nuramy Gutiérrez pointed out that this mechanism will be coordinated by the director of the Barrio Adentro Mission Foundation, Nellys Molina and the president of Social Security, Dr. Carlos Alvarado. In addition, the operation of the fund will be managed through the Barrio Adentro Mission Foundation. Under this modality, health centers access funding for projects that achieve the complete restoration of a service with just 20% of the total investment required. This model of administrative efficiency allows hospitals to recover their care capacities in an expeditious and transparent manner.

Mazo News Team