Information: Secretary for Health announces intention to certify quality and safety of single dose medicines
The Regional Secretary for Health said today that the Ponta Delgada hospital intends to ensure the quality of pharmaceutical services in order to ensure the safety and traceability of single dose medicines. In response to the proposal made by the Chairman of the Pharmacists' Association, who defended the conduction of an external audit, Miguel Correia said that the Region has nothing to oppose; b... more >>

Information: Regional Government transfers funds to healthcare centres and hospitals
The Regional Secretary for Health announced today that the funds for regional healthcare centres have already been transferred, thus clearing all their debts in the new economic year. At the session to celebrate the 53rd Anniversary of the Ponta Delgada Nursing School, Miguel Correia also revealed that regional healthcare centres have paid their debts to pharmacies, laboratories and medicine.... more >>

Information: Single dose medicines will increase savings
The Regional Secretary for Health visited today the pharmacy of the Ponta Delgada hospital, marking the entry into operation of the service providing single dose medicines. Speaking at the occasion, Miguel Correia said that "this measure will allow significant savings to patients" as they will only have to buy the amount of medicine they actually need. In many cases, the medicine prescribed is... more >>

Information: Government ensures payment of debts in the amount of 18 million Euros to health suppliers
The Regional Secretary for Health announced today that all unpaid invoices of regional healthcare centres will be paid by January 18, making up a total of 18 million Euros. According to Miguel Correia, this amount corresponds to the total debts to medicine suppliers, laboratories and pharmacies. These payments will have a direct impact on the health sector market. With regard to hospital medic... more >>

Information: Regional School Health Plan with 1722 actions in the school year 2010-2011
Regional schools and healthcare centres have organised 1722 awareness-raising actions on the importance of healthy lifestyles under the Regional School Health and Child and Youth Health Programmes in the school year 2010/2011. These activities have addressed issues related to healthy eating, oral health, mental health, physical activity, consumption of legal and illegal substances, sexual and re... more >>

Information: New chairperson of Ponta Delgada Hospital
Margarida Moura, who currently holds the position of clinical director, will be the new chairperson of the administration board of Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada. Margarida Moura replaces Margarida França who left the post at her request, citing personal reasons. The position of clinical director will be now held by Emília Maria Oliveira Santos, an attending phys... more >>

Information: Regional Government undertakes relentless efforts on AIDS prevention and treatment in the Azores
The Regional Director for Health said on Friday in Ponta Delgada that we are witnessing unprecedented progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS. At the opening session of the 12th Days of the Centre for HIV Studies of the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine, which was chaired by the Regional Secretary for Health, Sofia Duarte stressed that, according to the World Health Organisation report, the... more >>

Information: Single dose medicines available from January
The Regional Secretary for Health announced yesterday that the first pharmacies providing single dose medicines will open at the Angra do Heroísmo and Ponta Delgada hospitals in January, thus reducing costs with medicines. During his speech in the debate on the Regional Plan and Budget for 2012, Miguel Correia said that all patients when receiving treatment at the hospital will only pay the... more >>

Information:  Government prepares legislation on Early Intervention in child health
The Regional Director for Health announced today that legislation is being prepared on the Early Intervention, which aims to detect and identifying all the children at risk of changes in bodily functions and structures or at serious risk of developmental delay. In her speech delivered at the opening session of the training course on "Autism and Developmental Disorders," promoted by the Angra do H... more >>

Information: Government confident in financial balance of health sector in 2012
The Regional Secretary for Health said on Friday that the amounts stipulated in the Budget, in conjunction with the measures to contain costs and reorganise services, will allow an economic balance of the health sector in 2012 as well as the reduction of hospitals' debts. According to Miguel Correia, the estimated deficit of the three regional hospitals for the current year is of about 43 million... more >>