"Instead of importing doctors, the government should strengthen the SUS (Brazilian public healthcare system)."
The statement comes from councilman Odiosvaldo Vigas (PDT), who considers the federal government's initiative to bring in doctors from abroad to work in the Unified Health System (SUS) "dangerous"; "Replacing Brazilian doctors with foreigners makes it clear that the government is unaware of the reality of the country's public health system. Instead of importing doctors, the government should be paying decent salaries to those already here."
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Councilman Odiosvaldo Vigas (PDT) once again expressed concern about the Federal Government's initiative to hire foreign doctors to work in the Unified Health System (SUS). According to the councilman, who is also a cardiologist, the 'importation' of these professionals is risky.
"The government is going to bring in doctors from Cuba, Portugal, Spain, etc. It seems that the Ministry of Health, which trains doctors in the country every year, is unaware of its own professional training and qualifications, as certified by the government. Do these 'imported' doctors even know the locations where they will be working?" asks Odiosvaldo.
According to the councilman, the solution to minimize the deficit in the area and improve the quality of care in public health is to improve the working conditions of doctors, including their remuneration.
"Instead of 'importing' doctors, the government should pay decent salaries to Brazilian doctors and strengthen the SUS (Brazilian public healthcare system). With good service, the government could certainly suspend the importation of foreign doctors. Replacing Brazilian doctors with foreigners makes it clear that the government is unaware of the reality of the country's public health system. I think the government wants to re-establish labor slavery by hiring foreign doctors with low salaries."