Malnutrition, one of the saddest faces of the Venezuelan crisis Samuel, who is 15 months old, weighs as little as a newborn and was close to death upon admission at Caracas Central Hospital. As Venezuela's government and opposition quarrel over letting in foreign humanitarian aid, the saddest face of the crisis is indeed that of suffering children - but thanks to a team of medics and a Venezuelan NGO, some young children are on track to a happier health.