The Federal District (DF) receives 10 more Cuban doctors through the Mais Médicos program.
The new professionals will join the 50 foreign doctors who have been working in the Federal District since September in primary care through the federal government program; the placement of each doctor should be defined by Friday (6)
Celi Gomes, from the Health Department - The basic health units in the Federal District will be reinforced with the arrival of ten Cuban professionals from the "Mais Médicos" program, who are expected to present themselves this Tuesday (3), to then undergo training, before being sent to their future workplace.
The placement of each doctor must be defined by Friday (6). The new professionals will join the 50 foreign doctors who have been working in the DF since September in primary care, in the Family Health Strategy Teams.
With the arrival of these professionals, the Family Health Strategy's service capacity was expanded. Each team is responsible for providing basic care to up to three thousand people, which has helped reduce demand in emergency rooms.
"The professionals attend to hypertensive patients, those with chronic conditions, the elderly, and also provide prenatal care. This promotes more balanced health and, consequently, relieves pressure on hospital emergency rooms," highlighted the Undersecretary of Primary Health Care, Rosalina Sudo.
In the first two phases of the program, 16 Brazilian professionals were sent to the Federal District. The third phase began on the 11th, when the nation's capital received 33 Cuban doctors.
The specialists are already working in Ceilândia, Recanto das Emas, Gama, Brazlândia, Samambaia, Santa Maria, Riacho Fundo, São Sebastião, Planaltina, Sobradinho, Taguatinga, and Estrutural.