Minister of Health Marcelo Queiroga will carry out the agenda in the south of Santa Catarina, in Tubarao, this Saturday (18). He will visit the facilities of the new radiotherapy sector HNSC (Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição).

Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga explained the end of ESPIN during a press conference. – Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil/North Dakota

The minister’s entourage will visit the building, which is part of the Radiation Therapy Expansion Plan, a SUS (Unified Health System) project.

After several months of waiting, on March 18, 2022, the National Nuclear Energy Commission allowed the site to operate. The sector has the capacity to serve about 60 patients per day.

The sector receives patients from the municipality of Laguna for cancer treatment – ​​Photo: Christian Ayala/ND

Invested funds amount to 8.5 million reais from the treasury of the federal government. The sector is strengthening the activities of the National Cancer Control Program and the Expansion and Qualification of Cancer Care.

The Minister is expected to arrive in the afternoon to get acquainted with the institutions and the medical team.