The Ministry of Health announced this Thursday (2) the release of R$ 14.8 million to structure the telehealth service in 323 municipalities in remote areas of the country.
With the dismantling of the Mais Médicos program and the emergence of the new coronavirus pandemic, telemedicine has become one of the main banners of the Bolsonaro government in the area.
The end of the Public Health Emergency – decreed in April under pressure from President Jair Bolsonaro – ended up leaving the regulation of the service in a vacuum. This Thursday, the minister of health, Marcelo Queiroga, signed the ordinance that regulates the matter.
The text establishes general lines, such as guaranteeing the confidentiality of patient information and the obligation that the health professionals involved are registered in the class councils.
The ministry stated that the objective “is to ensure that remote care has the same standard and meets the same ethical requirements and precepts as face-to-face, ensuring quality for the patient”.
The government is also sponsoring the passage of a bill in Congress that would regulate telehealth. The text was approved in the Chamber of Deputies in April and is under discussion in the Senate.
The Ministry of Health did not clarify the criteria for municipalities to request federal resources. The ministry said only that priority will be given to basic rural health units and in areas of difficult access.
“The units will be able to expand remote care and implement the necessary tools for this, such as electronic medical records, internet connection, information systems and other resources. Thus, UBS will be able to provide, for example, telediagnosis, teleconsultation and teleconsultation with specialists” , reported.
“In a country of continental dimension, nothing is more innovative, strategic, responsible and efficient than the use of these technological platforms to bring, in fact, both primary care and specialized care, consultancy and monitoring to all corners of Brazil. “, said the executive secretary of the ministry, Daniel Pereira.
During the event, in Brasília, Minister Marcelo Queiroga also stated that the Bolsonaro government “has zero tolerance for corruption” — a recurring speech by the President of the Republic.
“We can no longer live with corrupt practices as in the past, in which public health money was embezzled. I have the honor of participating in a government that has zero tolerance for corruption. And see that I have, in the Ministry of Health, the biggest budget”, said Queiroga.
In the area of health alone, the Public Ministry is investigating the purchase of 20 million doses of the Indian vaccine Covaxin at a cost of R$ 1.6 billion. The contract ended up canceled amid the complaints pointed out during the Covid CPI, including forgery of documents.
The Associação Saúde Digital Brasil, which represents telehealth service providers in the country, estimates that, by the end of the year, around 30 million people in the private network will look for the service online and avoid the emergency room.
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