In the midst of a dengue epidemic, City Hall suspends supervision of Health Units managed by Health Organizations

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from the Daily NewsroomNorth Zone

The news program SPTV 2nd Edition, broadcast by Rede Globo de Televisão, broadcast articles from journalists Philipe Guedes It is Abrahão de Oliveira, about the publication of the Municipal Health Department Ordinance – SMS No. 225 of April 17, 2024, which suspends inspection of the city’s Health Units (UBS, UPAs and Municipal Hospitals) and reduces quality targets that Healthcare Organizations – responsible for managing this equipment – ​​are obliged to comply with the contract.

To the Healthcare Organizations control more than half of the health budget in the city of São Paulo. The article draws attention to the fact that the ordinance was published in the middle of a dengue epidemic that is affecting 96 neighborhoods in the city of São Paulo.

The ordinance – signed by the municipal secretary of Health, Luiz Carlos Zamarco – says in its text that the suspension of inspection should last 180 days – with retroactive effect (January to June 2024).

The reporter Philipe Guedes He tried to listen to the secretary, who denied an interview with the broadcaster. In his place, Marcelo Takano – program coordinator Advance Healthwho denied the content of the ordinance in the best “it’s not quite like that” style.

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We remind you that the program from which Takano is coordinator is the one launched in August 2019 in management Bruno Covas and which provided for investments of US$ 200 million or R$ 1,024,000,000.00 – at the exchange rate of this 2nd. fair (04/29/2024) at R$5.12– in the restructuring and qualification of the municipality’s health care networks.

Of these US$200 million, half would be obtained with financing from the Inter-American Development Bank – IDB and the rest as compensation for the City hall with resources from the municipal treasury.

Part of this money would be used to renovate and expand the Santana Emergency Room and the reform of the Vila Maria Baixa Municipal Emergency Room – known as cometinha and, in accordance with the contract with the IDB – the funds would be released according to the City hall was meeting goals and deadlines.

An amount like this, without supervision?

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The report also heard from the health promoter, Arthur Pinto Filho – of Public Ministry of the State of São Paulo, who says the ordinance is strange – since the money Healthcare Organizations receive is public and the ordinance is retroactive.