Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has been visiting cities in the state of Santa Catarina in recent weeks. In Blumenau, in Vale do Itajaí, this Friday (17th) and Saturday (18th) will be the agenda. The program includes dinner and visits to hospitals and institutions.

The San José de Joinville hospital received two equipment for cancer treatment. Photo: Camila Freitas/Joinville/ND City Hall

This Friday (17) Keyroga will be hosted at a dinner organized by the Rotary Club Herman Blumenau and SOMAR (Regional Masonic Society) which will be attended by several organizations working in the sector. On Saturday (18) the minister will visit medical institutions and institutions of the municipality.

Road map

The tour itinerary should start at 9:00 am at the Santa Isabel Hospital and travel to the Renal Vida Blumenau headquarters at 10:00 am to see the department’s new premises. After that, at 11:00, the escorts will go to the Santo Antonio Hospital.

Keyroga in South Carolina

In recent weeks, Marcelo Queiroga has been visiting hospitals in South Carolina cities. During a state tour, he announced the authorization of 7,000 new ICU beds created during the pandemic in Brazil and a new system for remunerating SUS specialists.

In Joinville and Jaragua do Sul, the minister pledged federal resources to help expand the Pediatric Emergency Department, which is growing in demand due to an increase in respiratory crises in children. In addition, he stated that by 2030 he intends to make Jaragua Hospital a benchmark of medical care.