By the end of this year, Brazil will hire 15,000 more doctors to strengthen the Unified Health System (SUS), the country’s equivalent of the Portuguese SNS. The announcement was made this Monday by President Lula da Silva at the launch ceremony for a new phase of the More Doctors program, this time targeting Brazilian professionals and not foreigners, as happened in the first phase in 2013, during the government’s tenure. former President Dilma Rousseff, when the vast majority of vacancies were filled by Cubans.
“This Monday we are completing 80 days of government. In these 80 days, we have done nothing but restore everything that we did well, that worked, but was destroyed (by the government of former President Jair Bolsonaro, which, among other things, when it came to power in 2019, excluded most of the Cubans). More Doctors was an extraordinary success. We were subjected to many accusations, mainly from the medical category, which did not accept Cubans, but nevertheless, the program was an exceptional success. And now he is returning with great care, we want all the doctors who sign up to be Brazilians,” Lula said during the ceremony, which took place at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia.
The new “More Doctors” will be implemented in two phases, the first in March of this year. By the end of the month, an immediate recruitment announcement for 5,000 doctors will be launched, and the remaining 10,000 will be hired in the second half, in a selection process that will involve cities that will accept these specialists. .
In the new format, the program, designed to attract physicians to the outskirts and hinterland of Brazil, includes an initial four-year contract for the provision of services by these physicians. Additional measures will be taken to encourage specialists to travel to more remote or more vulnerable areas, and priority will be given to hiring doctors who have graduated from public student funding.
Lula da Silva’s government is projected to spend around 129 million euros on new employees this year alone. Overall, according to estimates released this Monday, about 96 million people would benefit from an increase in the supply of medical care throughout Brazil.
“Health cannot be seen as an expense because there is no greater investment than saving a life. How much has it cost Brazil in recent years not to do something at the right time?” Lula thought.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This Correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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