Information: Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System allows planning of interventions adjusted to the reality of the Azores
The Regional Director for Health stated in Angra do Heroísmo, that the results of the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System (SVCRJ), implemented in the school year 2014/2015, will allow the "planning of interventions within the school health/child and youth health interventions adapted to the actual needs of this population." Speaking on the sidelines of the presentation of the results of... more >>

Information: "Weight of Health" programme raises awareness for the issue of obesity with initiatives on regional beaches
The "Weight of Health" programme, which has taken place on all beaches throughout the country, starts Wednesday in the Azores with an initiative that will be held on Milícias Beach, São Miguel Island. It is organised by the Regional Directorate for Health in partnership with the Directorate General of Health. This health education activity aims to help people understanding obesity as ... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Health highlights importance of screenings to raise awareness of the population for healthier lifestyles
The Regional Director for Health joined today the screening promoted by the Department of Cardiology at the Santo Espírito Hospital on Terceira to mark the World Heart Day. The government official stressed that such initiatives will "raise the awareness of people for the need to change life habits." "My presence here should be construed as a support and stimulus to these initiatives," Jo... more >>

Information: School health manual aims to standardise procedures, says João Soares
The Regional Director for Health stated in Angra do Heroísmo that the Operation Manual for the Promotion of Health in School Context is a document of "major importance to the standardisation of procedures in all regional school health teams." Speaking at the public presentation of the manual, jointly implemented by the Regional Directorates for Health and Education, João Soares stressed... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Health assures medical specialists to the islands without hospital
The Regional Secretary for Health restated the Government's intention to continue to send specialist doctors to the islands without hospital. In fact, several consultations have already been scheduled on the island of Pico for this month. Speaking at the meeting between the Government and Pico Island Council, which was held under the statutory visit to Pico, Luís Cabral informed that severa... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Health launches challenge to hire more general practitioners to the Azores
The Regional Secretary for Health launched on Friday a challenge to all those who criticise the shortage of general practitioners in the archipelago to "help us finding doctors who wish to work in the Azores." Luís Cabral spoke at the opening of the 13th Conference for General Practitioners in the Azores that is taking place in Ponta Delgada and stressed the efforts undertaken by the Regiona... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Health stated that projects for Radiotherapy Centre and Nuclear Medicine are moving forward
The Regional Secretary for Health revealed today that the projects in the area of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine are moving forward with the purpose of providing "comfort" to patients, who will no longer need to leave the Azores to receive treatment. With the implementation of these projects, "patients will no longer need to leave the Azores to receive treatment and we intend that the treatme... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Health announces implementation of telemedicine system on São Jorge this year
The Regional Secretary for Health announced in Velas today that the telemedicine system will be implemented on the island of São Jorge by the end of this year. We are determined to launch a system that will be capable of responding to the needs of the users of São Jorge Island Health Unit," stated Luís Cabral. Luís Cabral spoke at the end of a working meeting with the Admi... more >>

Information: Courts decide in favour of the Azores in cases of Azorean patients receiving health care in Mainland Portugal
The courts have decided in favour of the Region in three cases involving Azorean patients who received heath care in national hospitals, announced the Regional Secretary for Health on Friday. Two of these cases were brought to the Administrative and Fiscal Court of Aveiro by the Hospital Centre of Entre Douro e Vouga, EPE. The court considered that the lawsuit filed by this hospital was "unfound... more >>

Information: Budget for 2013 provides "reinforcement" of 30 million Euros for Regional Health Service
The Regional Secretary for Health reiterated today at the Legislative Assembly that the Region's budget for 2013 provides "an effective reinforcement of 30 million Euros for the Regional Health Service (SRS)." Speaking at the debate on the proposals for the Medium-Term Guidelines, the Annual Plan and Regional Budget for 2013, Luís Cabral stressed that in a restrained budget "this is a sig... more >>