Via The National Council of Health Secretaries: MENSAGEM AO NOVO MINISTRO DA SAÚDE – DR MARCELO QUEIROGA. The Google translation:
The National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass) salutes Dr. Marcelo Queiroga, the new Minister of Health. We hope that the actions in defense of the health of all Brazilians will be synergistic, bringing together the efforts of the federal, state and municipal governments, as well as the society.
More than ever, the population needs national coordination to face Covid-19, with precise actions, supported by science, that guarantee the prevention of new contagions, facilitate the timely diagnosis of patients and assistance to all Brazilians.
Over the past year, Conass has repeatedly warned of the dangers of the absence of a unified and coherent approach to fighting the pandemic. The consequences are felt in crowded hospitals, in the waiting lines, in the mourning of an increasing number of families.
The delay in purchasing vaccines, the absence of communication campaigns to reinforce the importance of preventive measures further aggravated the crisis, felt in the public and private health care network. It is urgent to adopt measures that guarantee the immunization of the entire population, as quickly as possible.
We also emphasize that the Unified Health System is a tripartite management, composed of the federal, state and municipal governments, based on permanent dialogue and collective decisions, aiming, above all, to overcome the public health emergency caused by Covid-19, through the integration of all scientifically prescribed strategies. There is no time to lose!
Keeping the expectation of better days for the Brazilian people, we wish success to the new minister and good management for SUS!
Carlos Lula
President of Conass
