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08/03/2013
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Flávia Albuquerque
Brazil Agency Reporter
São Paulo - The Ministry of Health and the Secretary of Policies for Women signed a partnership today (7) provides that the annual transfer $ 120 million to implement the Right Time Network, a program that aims to reduce waiting times for mammograms, transvaginal ultrasound and breast in public. The project will begin with service to 90 000 women in three months.
According to Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, the equipment will be used in three shifts and municipal services, in addition to Saturdays and Sundays. "It will use all of the municipality's own network and philanthropic services that are partners of the National Health System [SUS] and accredit private services that can help," he said after launching partnerships "Women in All Spaces," at City Hall São Paulo. According to the city, 800,000 people are on the waiting list for tests and surgeries in the municipal system.
Padilha explained that the ministry will support the construction of specific centers for the Right Time Network and expansion of existing units. "The project is still detailed, but there are already predicting transfer of $ 15 million upfront. This expansion will be made for the Right Time Network reaches more efficiently to the poorest areas of the city. "
The mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, stressed that the program will help to better manage available resources. "We have yet to make projections condition because it is the first time you make this initiative in Sao Paulo. From now on we will learn how to effectively operate the action. The Department of Health is doing a mapping demand and possibilities of partnership, "he said.
Edition: Carolina Pimentel
Source: Agency Brazil
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