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Brazil expands SUS specialized care via mobile units and private partnerships
The Brazilian Ministry of Health is expanding specialized medical access through the ‘Agora Tem Especialistas’ program. This initiative utilizes mobile health units and partnerships with private and philanthropic institutions to reduce waiting lists within the Unified Health System (SUS).
Mobile units are currently providing specialized women's health services, including mammographies, biopsies, and ultrasounds, across various regions such as Dourados (MS), Bauru (SP), and several municipalities in Minas Gerais and Bahia. These units focus on the early diagnosis of breast and cervical cancer.
Additionally, the program is leveraging tax credits to contract private hospitals to perform hundreds of thousands of procedures nationwide. In Mato Grosso, over 9,000 procedures are planned, while in Bahia, an investment of R$ 49.9 million will facilitate over 18,000 consultations, exams, and surgeries in cities like Salvador and Feira de Santana. The strategy aims to centralize care through Integrated Care Offers (OCI), combining consultations and diagnostics into single service packages to prevent patient displacement.
Entities
Agora Tem Especialistas · Alexandre Padilha · Bauru · Dourados · Maria Aparecida Cina da Silva · Ministry of Health · Ministério da Saúde · SUS · Sistema Único de Saúde
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The mobile units offer mammographies, pelvic and transvaginal ultrasounds, biopsies, and specialist consultations. minutomt.com.br · noticiamarajo.com.br · leiagora.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Ministry of Health is deploying mobile health units to provide specialized women's healthcare services. minutomt.com.br · noticiamarajo.com.br · leiagora.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] Each mobile unit can perform up to 50 appointments per day. minutomt.com.br · noticiamarajo.com.br · leiagora.com.br
- [● 2 SOURCES] In one state, 35 municipalities have already been served, with 22,200 people treated and 47,600 procedures performed. noticiamarajo.com.br · leiagora.com.br
- [● 2 SOURCES] The program aims to decentralize care and reduce waiting lists within the SUS (Unified Health System). noticiamarajo.com.br · leiagora.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] The mobile units are part of the 'Agora Tem Especialistas' program, established by Law No. 15.233/2025. minutomt.com.br · noticiamarajo.com.br · leiagora.com.br