Brazil adds new SAMU ambulances and health units in several towns

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Municipalities across Brazil are expanding emergency and health services.

In Itaituba (Pará), the city council delivered seven ambulances, three of which join the SAMU fleet (two basic support units and one advanced unit) funded by the federal PAC program and local resources for urban and rural coverage.

The mayor of Sumé handed over 11 new vehicles to reinforce the municipality's health structure.

Parintins (Amazonas) reported that construction of a new basic health unit (UBS) and a poly‑sports gym in the Mocambo district is 88% complete, a joint effort of the federal government and the city.

Vilhena (Rondônia) received two SAMU ambulances; the service will start soon, operating from a provisional base at the fire department while a central regulation hub is being built.

São João Batista (Santa Catarina) is moving toward installing an advanced‑support SAMU unit after the basic unit began operating on 1 July, with the project approved by the Ministry of Health and a new base to be set up in a former child‑care building.

Ilhabela (São Paulo) added a new mammography machine and a bone‑densitometry scanner to expand its diagnostic network.

Parauapebas received a donation of 122 pieces of equipment to strengthen health and social‑assistance units, and a mobile health unit is providing vaccination and care in the Santa Teresa neighbourhood.