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Health Ministry takes the issue with nationalization of private medical care

The Health Ministry is not thinking about nationalizing private health centers and the government alleged attempts in this regard are out of the question, said Health Vice-Minister Julio César Alviárez.

The high-ranking official viewed the idea as "absurd" because the Ministry is rather focusing on reinforcement of the public health care by means of Mission Barrio Adentro III, official news agency ABN reported.

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Domestic inflation stands at 1.7 percent

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Domestic inflation rate in Venezuela was 1.7 percent in January, at the same rate as in December 2009, despite currency devaluation at the start of the year decreed by President Hugo Chávez, a senior government source told Reuters on Tuesday.

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