Brazil government announces transfer of $300 million for health
Health Minister Ricardo Barros announced on Wednesday (Sep. 14) the transfer of $300 million to enable the provision of 1,401 new services in health facilities and non-profit hospitals
Health Minister Ricardo Barros announced on Wednesday (Sep. 14) the transfer of $300 million to enable the provision of 1,401 new services in health facilities and non-profit hospitals, to pay for 99 Emergency Care Units (UPA), and to increase the supply of medicines and technologies.
According to Barros, the value was held thanks to actions of greater efficiency of public spending—like savings in contracts and rents, and jobs cut in the ministry—and it will exert no impact on the budget.
The transfers to fund the UPAs will begin to be paid in October—a total of $55.2 million a year.
The transfers to fund the UPAs will begin to be paid in October—a total of $55.2 million a year. Thereby, all the emergency care units that operated without money from the ministry will now receive monthly transfers.
A total of $112.5 million per year will be allocated to fund 1,401 new services in health facilities and non-profit hospitals. According to the minister, licenses and credentials will benefit 216 hospitals. The government aims to pay them until December.
By increasing the supply of medicines and vaccines, the government will actually provide more 7.4 million inputs to the Brazilian Unified Public Health Care System, known as SUS. According to the ministry, the sector will also receive a contribution of $67.33 million for developing meningococcal vaccine in Brazil.
"We are doing more with less," pointed out Barros, when outlining the government's strategy to reduce the size of the government apparatus and to improve efficiency by implementing more advanced systems.
Translated by Amarílis Anchieta
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