Assistance in emergency and urgency is reinforced in six States. Ministry enables 24 ambulances whose cost is $ 3.6 million per year.

Ministry

the Ministry of health has enabled 24 Mobile Service ambulance emergency (SAMU/192), extending assistance in emergency and urgency in six Brazilian States: Alagoas, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. The strategy is to strengthen the network of pre-hospital to unburden the demand on the doors of the hospitals. The 24 municipalities benefited with the units of SAMU/192 shall receive the incentive of $ 12.5 billion per month, for the maintenance of each of the vehicles donated by the Ministry, as the Ordinance published in the Official Gazette on Monday (28)

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the total sum that the federal Government will be destined to the maintenance of these ambulances is $ 3.6 million per year. The investment in the purchase of vehicles, which are already delivered equipped, was US $ 2.94 million. The transfer of the values is directly from the National Health Fund for the respective municipal health

funds.

all drives are basic support, and 11 will be designed for the Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, three to six for Goiás, two to Alagoas, one for Pernambuco and another to Mato Grosso. The basic support Units (USB) are equipped with portable Oximeter, External Defibrillator and

vacuum cleaner.