announce the name of the Minister of Health of Pernambuco; See profile

On the eve of taking over the government of Pernambuco, Raquel Lyra (PSDB) Announced, on Friday (30), the name of the Minister of State for Health.

the future secretary She will be sworn in next Monday (2), the day after Raquel Lira and the authorized deputy governor, Priscilla Krause (Citizen), took office as prime minister.

Just after weeks of speculation about strong names to head Pernambuco Health, Raquel Lyra has released a name to head the portfolio.

The future Minister of Health of Pernambuco is a geriatrician Zelda Cavalcanti, 55 years old. She will be the thirty-first (31) woman in charge of the Health Secretariat of Pernambuco (SES), established in 1949, and the third woman to hold the position.

the first woman Angela Valente was, between 1991 and 1992, in the government of Joaquim Francisco. and the Monday Ana Maria Albuquerque was a doctor (2014).

Who is Zelda Cavalcante, the future Minister of Health of Pernambuco?

Zelda Cavalcanti He holds a medical degree from the University of Pernambuco (1990) and has a clinical residency.

the future health minister He works in palliative medicine. It is approved by the Brazilian Medical Association.

Zelda Cavalcanti Holder of MBA in Hospital Management, Master’s Degree in Internal Medicine from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2005) and Public Officer of the State Health Secretariat (SES) since 2004.

In addition to, Zelda Cavalcanti Since 2012 she has been a teacher in the medical course at the Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde.

Zelda Cavalcanti I did a medical residency at The medical clinic at Anna Nyeri Hospitalin Salvador, Bahia.

In the same state, she was a director Clariston Andrade Hospitalin Feira de Santana.

Additionally, Zelda Cavalcanti was the coordinator Pernambuco Transplant Center (CT-PE).

Zelda Cavalcante will be Minister of Health in Raquel Llera’s government in Pernambuco

At the Institute for Integrative Medicine, Professor Fernando Figuera (Imip), Zelda Cavalcanti Since 2011 she has been a physician assistant and educator.

the The future Minister of State for Health He is a consultant at the Regional Council of Medicine of Pernambuco (Crimbe).

Minister Raquel Lira: Look at the challenges of the future Minister of Health in Pernambuco

The future Minister of Health of Pernambuco, Zelda Cavalcantihe has a mission Take care of the wounds suffered by the health of Pernambuco And that was wide open with the largest health crisis on a global scale this century.

in your government plan, Raquel Lyra I already realized that the challenge has intensified with the consequences of the pandemic. “The biggest health emergency that this generation has faced has reaffirmed how poorly dimensioned and poorly distributed our network is and how short it is in qualified and duly assessed professionals, with infrastructure, equipment and inputs capable of guaranteeing the basic conditions for carrying out its activities,” said Raquel when, in the government’s plan, she presented what she intends done to improve the quality of life of the population.

Indeed, there is no doubt that COVID-19 has exacerbated health tensions, and that the problems are increasing over time in Unified Health System (SUS).

Reduce the waiting line

One of the more serious side effects of the pandemic is the destruction of non-covid-19 related services in SUS.

Thus, one of the most pressing challenges for Raquel Lira’s future secretary, Zelda Cavalcanti, is Reduce the long queue of appointments with specialists, exams and surgeries in the public network.

When proposals are listed, the elected governor ensures this It will reduce the waiting list for elective surgeries. To do this, it says it will improve the organization of hospitals and outpatient clinics, extend the working hours of health units and staffing services through the SUS.

Rehabilitation of the physical infrastructure of health care units

In addition, in health, it is necessary Look at the imperfection in the physical structure Health equipment (emergency care centers and units, hospitals), lack of materials, supplies and medicines, and shortage and distribution of professionals.

This is one of the points he made Raquel Lyra and Priscilla Krause in the government plan. They ensure, over the next four years, that the physical infrastructure of the units of the government health network is rehabilitated.

They ensure proper maintenance of services, and prioritize interventions in units in a precarious situation. Among the promises Rehabilitation of the infrastructure of state hospitalsgiving priority to emergency interventions in units in the worst conditions, such as Restoration Hospitalin Durbuy, in the central district of Recife, and the Amaury de Medeiros Integrated Health Center, in Encruzilhada (Cisam), northern district of the capital.

Strengthening primary health care

packing for Public health wound healing Open due to unstable service conditions, the The future Minister of Health of Pernambuco, Zelda Cavalcante, He’ll need to start doing his homework starting with reshaping the state’s healthcare model.

the More SUS agendaProject Institute for Health Policy Studies (IEPS) and Umane, that supposedly Pernambuco Fifteenth place in the classification of primary health care coveragecompared to other federal units.

The Foundation’s survey identifies the main challenges faced by the Brazilian health system, which faces the need to prepare for a challenging future.

It will also be up to governor governor Elected from Pernambuco, Raquel Lira, takes care of him Primary Health Care (PHC) – Marouf K Primary health care. It will compete, among other powers, to actively participate in the rehabilitation of primary health care centers in partnership with municipalities.

Decentralized Service: Ending Patient Travel

There are many occasions that we mention that the search for health services in pernambuco is Endless drama in emergency and emergency units.

Patients, especially those living in cities within the state, find it difficult to receive quality care, move from one hospital to another, and often go home unattended. Or until they get help, but it’s not very satisfactory.

Thus, the entire health network in Pernambuco needs the watchful eye and attitude of the elected governor. The reports often show a The chaos of dilapidated and overcrowded public hospitalswith tattered floors and creepy ceilings.

There seem to be endless waiting lines for surgeries, and in many cases, families don’t get information about relatives who are in the hospital.

Over the next four years, the Governor and elected deputy of Pernambuco, Raquel and PriscillaHe promised improvements to end Hajj for the sick.

“Our government will ensure sufficient investments to restore and expand the hierarchical network, and invest in primary care, in partnership with municipalities, and in services of medium and high complexity. We will make Pernambuco Health work“, a guarantee.

In the Rachel and Priscilla’s plan for the governmentis created Pernambuco Specialist Program, which aims to encourage the uptake of specialist physicians, and expand access to and quality of imaging and laboratory examination services in the network of emergency care units and hospitals. The new administration also promises to create the Sertão Oncology Center, in order to expand access to cancer diagnostic and treatment services in the interior of the state.