This Thursday, Joinville-based multinational company Tupy donated a variety of equipment for the examination and treatment of patients suffering from cerebrovascular insufficiency, AVC.

The disease is considered the second cause of death and the first cause of disability in Brazil. Delivery takes place at Associação Brasil AVC (ABAVC), which provides referral services at the San José de Joinville Municipal Hospital, north of Santa Catarina.

ABVAC Headquarters in Joinville – Photo: NDTV video playback

There are approximately 1,200 consultations held in the municipality each year, 87% of which are held in San José. The department of the public hospital was the first in Brazil, through SUS, to receive a certificate of quality in medical care from the international organization World Stroke Organization.

ABAVC is a non-profit civil organization founded in 2005 to prevent and treat stroke. The work is supported by the Joinvasc Steering Committee, which is a City Hall-supported program.

In 2021, Joinvasc was recognized as the world’s best Value in Health program at the 2021 Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) Awards in the Netherlands.

Multinational during the coronavirus pandemic, the Covid Triage Center in Joinville operated on the premises of Associação Atlética Tupy. Between 2020 and 2021, more than 90,000 visits were made and 150,000 doses of vaccine were administered at the Vaccination Center.