AL will have replacement of program professionals.
According to the Ministry of Health, Alagoas will receive 21 professionals to fill open positions in the Mais Médicos Program; of this total, six are Brazilians trained abroad and eight are Cubans who are already in Brasília, where they are participating in the orientation and regularizing their documentation before traveling, at the beginning of next month, to 13 municipalities in Alagoas.
Alagoas 247 - The Ministry of Health informed, this Friday (29), that Alagoas will receive 21 professionals to fill open positions in the Mais Médicos Program. Among them, six are Brazilians trained abroad and eight are Cubans who are already in Brasília (DF).
In the federal capital, they participate in the welcoming process and regularize their documentation before traveling, at the beginning of next month, to 13 municipalities in Alagoas. The remaining seven will be selected through a public notice in seven cities in the state.
The municipalities of Colônia Leopoldina, Estrela de Alagoas, Feliz Deserto, Japaratinga, Jundiá, Junqueiro, Maragogi, Marechal Deodoro, Matriz de Camaragibe, Pão de Açúcar, Piaçabuçu, Rio Largo, and São Miguel dos Campos in Alagoas will receive replacement professionals from the Mais Médicos program.
Maragogi
For the replacement, at this time, Maragogi will be the only municipality in Alagoas to receive two doctors: one Cuban and one Brazilian trained abroad. The two Cuban professionals who worked in the municipality, Bárbara Ione Morgado, 37, and Alexander Braña Gonzalez, 41, returned to their country of origin. She, in March; he, on July 18.
"It was good to work here in Maragogi, initially in the São Pedro area (agrarian reform settlement) for a year and then (about two years) in the Adélia Lira complex. Thank you to my friends and colleagues, I will miss you very much," Alexander wrote on his Facebook page.
The Cuban doctor was highly praised by colleagues and members of the community he served. “You can't imagine how much you will be missed. Your dedication and extraordinary work alleviated and healed the suffering of your fellow human beings. May God accompany and protect you wherever you go,” said Iara Santos, head of the Eurico Wanderley Basic Health Unit in downtown Maragogi.
“Gratitude,” wrote Roseanne Mendonça. “May God be with you and give you double the opportunity for all the dedication you offered to the Brazilian people, who so desperately need basic attention,” she added. “You will be greatly missed,” emphasized Tito Santos, owner of a driving school.
Across Brazil, more than 1.350 vacancies are already being filled. Of these, 550 are with Cuban doctors, 305 with Brazilians who graduated abroad, and 502 with professionals who will be selected through the replacement call for applications launched in July. It is expected that approximately 650 more professionals from Cuba will arrive by the end of August, totaling more than 2 replacements.
“The strategy of the More Doctors Program will bring permanent results for Brazil. It is a permanent program; the scholarship recipients are temporary until the objectives of placing well-trained and qualified doctors to serve the population in the most remote locations of the country are fulfilled,” emphasizes the Minister of Health, Ricardo Barros.
Replacement
In a meeting on July 15th with PAHO and representatives of the Cuban government, the Ministry of Health extended the stay of Cuban professionals, whose activities were scheduled to end in July, until November of this year, guaranteeing the continuity of care for the population in the cities during the election period and the Olympic Games.
Vacancies left by Brazilian doctors and doctors of other nationalities selected through public notice are filled through quarterly calls for applications. In the case of Cuban doctors, the replacement is done directly by PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) with the Cuban government.
The continued replacement of these doctors was a commitment made from the beginning of the Minister of Health's administration to address the appeal from municipal managers to ensure that the population in the areas where these doctors worked was not left without care.
The program
Created in 2013, the Mais Médicos Program expanded assistance in Primary Care by placing doctors in regions with a shortage of professionals. In addition to the emergency provision of doctors, the initiative includes actions aimed at infrastructure and the expansion of medical training in the country.
With gazetaweb.com