Padilha announces more than 320 specialist doctors and R$ 2,5 billion to strengthen the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System).
Government announces billion-dollar investment and arrival of professionals to expand the public health network throughout Brazil.
247 - The Ministry of Health announced, this Friday (26), a package of measures that promises to strengthen the Unified Health System (SUS) throughout Brazil. According to a report by Gov AgencyR$ 2,5 billion will be allocated for the construction of 899 new service unitsin addition to the arrival of 322 specialist doctors who have already started to act in 156 municipalities from the five regions of the country.
These initiatives are part of the program. Now There Are Experts and New PAC Selections 2025, which include the creation of 100 Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS), 31 polyclinics e 768 new Basic Health Units (UBS)The expectation is that these investments will expand the capacity of the public healthcare system, reducing queues and waiting times for consultations, exams, and surgeries.
Reducing waiting times for appointments and exams
The Minister of Health, Alexandre PadilhaHe highlighted that the measure represents an immediate response to the pent-up demand from the population:
“This is an important effort by Agora Tem Especialistas to reduce waiting times for consultations, exams, and surgeries. The immediate expansion of service offerings, with the mobilization of the entire public and private health structure of the country, is accompanied by more investment in infrastructure through the New PAC Saúde program. A structuring front that will guarantee more health services for our population,” he stated.
Padilha emphasized that the program inaugurates a new cycle of providing specialists to the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System), bringing professionals to historically underserved regions. According to him, the objective is to guarantee medical presence where there is scarcity, especially in the interior of the country.
“This is the first call for this unprecedented initiative, Agora Tem Especialistas (Now There Are Specialists), which, for the first time in the history of the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System), is creating a program to provide specialist doctors to expand care in hospitals and polyclinics. The goal is not to place more doctors where they already are, but to take them to where they are needed, to serve those who need them,” he declared.
Interior and Northeast regions receive greater reinforcement.
Of the 322 new doctors, 212 will operate in the interior of Brazil., in 24 states. The The Northeast region concentrates the largest number of professionals (188, or 58% of the total)., followed by the Southeast (70), North (40), Midwest (17) and South (7). In addition, 72% of specialists will be allocated to areas of high vulnerability., including 22% in municipalities of the Legal Amazon.
Priority specialties include gynecology (98 professionals), anesthesiology (37), otorhinolaryngology (26), general surgery (25) e oncology in various areas (66).
Unprecedented incentives and new residency scholarships
The Ministry also announced unprecedented incentives for residents, preceptors and tutors in 20 medical specialtiesin addition to obstetric nursing and medical physics, with a projected investment of R$112 million by 2026The goal is to stimulate training in critical areas such as radiotherapy and pathology, considered essential for cancer care.
Another front is the opening of 4 residency scholarships, being 3 thousand female doctors e 1 multi-professionals, the highest number in the last 10 years. The investment planned for 2025 is R $ 1,8 billion, an increase of 32% compared to 2023.
Qualification of the hospital network
To improve the training of specialists and the quality of care, the ministry resumed the certification of teaching hospitalswhich requires proof of ongoing learning practices and a minimum number of beds allocated to the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System). Currently, the country has 202 teaching hospitals already certified.
A historic leap for the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System)
Combining resources, infrastructure, and professional qualifications, the announced package represents a milestone for the public health networkWhile expanding the presence of doctors in underserved regions, the program strengthens primary and specialized care, as well as boosting the training of future specialists.
According to Minister Alexandre Padilha, the impact will be direct on the lives of Brazilians:
"The doctors who started working this week will primarily treat SUS (Brazilian public healthcare system) patients in areas where there is a shortage of specialized services. With this reinforcement, we will be able to expand the capacity to offer care in hospitals and polyclinics," he said.
With this, the The Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) begins a new phase of expansion and strengthening., seeking to serve millions of Brazilians who depend exclusively on the public health system with greater speed, quality, and scope.
