In 2007, Rosivanio de Lima Pereira Kaxinawá, 34 years old, left the indigenous village where he lived, in Acre, to attend the Latin American School of Medicine, in Cuba. Specializing in family medicine, he is currently part of a team of 117 health professionals sent to 29 special indigenous health districts, including the Yanomami Territory, which is facing a Public Health Emergency of National Importance. “I know the reality of my people, the suffering it is to go to the city and pick up a health card at 3 am to be seen. Today, we can take care into the community, so that the indigenous people do not leave their village. It is already a big fact. We can contribute and improve in this regard, ”he added. Cuban-born Brazilian Osmel Gonçalves Corona, 34, is a specialist in general practice, graduated from the University of Medical Sciences in Havana. Sent by the Ministry of Health to the Special Indigenous Health District on the South Coast, it will serve an area that includes villages throughout the states of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The professional has been working with indigenous peoples since arriving in the country in 2017. “I am making a dream come true. We always want to provide quality care, help people in need, who are in a place where it is very difficult to hire a professional and we stay there to help, to show that we have the capacity to help with their health problems. Many of these communities are underserved, without professionals for a long time.” “I never thought of working with indigenous peoples. In my country, we have a different background, we don’t have this indigenous population. It has been a very beautiful experience”, he said. “On my arrival in Brazil, I went to work in the special indigenous health district of Tocantins, in 2017. I was there for two years. Then, I worked for two years in another district. Now, I’m going to the Special Indigenous District Litoral Sul”, he concluded. Understand The sending of 117 professionals to indigenous districts across the country is part of the More Doctors in Brazil program, relaunched by the federal government last Monday (20). Last week, the folder held a reception event for new professionals, who were introduced to the secretariats of primary health care and indigenous health. Currently, the country’s 34 districts have 227 professionals working. Renamed Mais Médicos para o Brasil, the program, created in 2013 and marked by the hiring of Cuban doctors, now includes other health areas, such as dentists, nurses and social workers, and promises to prioritize Brazilian professionals. Of the total number of new vacancies for this year, 5,000 will be opened through public notices this March. The other 10,000 will be offered in a format that provides for a counterpart from municipalities, which, according to the federal government, guarantees municipalities lower costs, greater agility in replacing professionals and conditions for permanence in these locations. The investment is BRL 712 million by the Union in 2023 alone. Yanomami emergency For two months now, the ministry has been operating in Yanomami lands due to the situation of Public Health Emergency of National Importance due to lack of assistance in the region. Actions include setting up a local and national Emergency Operations Center, sending endemic disease control agents and volunteers from the National Force of the Unified Health System, and improving the infrastructure of the base poles and the Indigenous Health Support House (I got married) from Boa Vista. According to the Ministry of Health, more than 9,400 indigenous people were attended to during this period. Currently, the Indigenous Health Support House (Casai) has 30 children with severe malnutrition being monitored and 36 with moderate malnutrition. According to the folder, more than 30,400 inhabitants live in the Yanomami indigenous territory.
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