Beja: Minister announces construction of health centers and Ourique Vidigueira.
Adalberto Campos Fernandes, Health Minister, He announced in Beja, the construction of Ourique Health Centers and Vidigueira and requalification of Mértola.
Health Minister (photo to the right) He accompanied the Deputy Minister, Eduardo Cabrita, in Public Session presentation and discussion of the National Program for Territorial Cohesion, in Beja.
The meeting was preceded by a meeting of the two leaders with the Board of Directors of the Local Unit of the Lower Alentejo Health (ULSBA), EPE the seat to ULSBA (Hospital de Beja), followed by a visit to the Beja Health Center 1, to a Project “Step Ahead in Diabetes”.
To a question by Lidador News, the minister said that the Government “It is to forecast the construction of health centers in Vidigueira and Castro Verde, the only district that do not have this type of infrastructure”, added that will also occur “requalification of the Health Center of Mértola and the improvement of the Health Extension Messejana, in Aljustrel municipality”, recalling the minister who was speaking of Primary Health Care.
Adalberto Campo Fernandes, revealed the topics discussed with the Board of Directors of ULSBA, juatificando namely that “in Beja Hospital will be made to replace the imaging equipment and surgical block anesthesia stations and the acquisition of such infamous and desired MRI apparatus that has been the subject of much concern”, concluded.
The holder of the health portfolio, explained that his Ministry, “It has short term, the forecast creation 10 places the average duration of type and rehabilitation, in Casével, in Castro Verde municipality”, adding that in Beja, It will be created “a team of home care, with 25 a 30 places, during the year 2017”, finished.
Talking about the health units Furniture, the minister highlighted the examples of Mértola and Ourique, considering that "are essential to protect the population". Adalberto Campos Fernandes recalled that many of the users are "older people with great mobility difficulties, who often live in isolation and with little income to move”, arguing that the presence of medical and nursing care, “prevent is preventable hospitalizations and degradation of their health status”, held.
Adalberto Fernandes accepted the challenge of Marcelo Guerreiro, President of the Chamber Ourique, to visit the county and realize the reality that is the Mobile Health Unit, which will also do in Mértola, arguing that the example “It should be replicated by other municipalities”.
Addressing Antonio Tereno, President of the Chamber Barrancos, the Health Minister praised the example of “shared cost, You can have an internationalist medicine, truly multilingual”, Joking with the Minister mayor barranquenho: "The president said with an ease that pleased me in Barrancos has settled thing. Paid to a (a Spanish doctor) and the ARS Alentejo for another (a Cuban doctor)”, It struck Adalberto Campos Fernandes.
Teixeira Correia
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