On Friday, June 7, the Mayor of Serta signed a PRR financing contract worth one million euros for the rehabilitation of the local health centre. “It is another step taken, which brings us closer than ever to completing this strategic and very important work for the municipality and the region, which will contribute decisively to improving healthcare provision,” said Carlos Miranda. This community support also covers Alcanina, Ferreira do Zizère and Ourém for the construction of new health centers and the rehabilitation of existing units.
“After a two-year struggle, we finally obtained funding from the PRR worth more than one million euros, allowing us to move forward with the expansion of the health center,” the mayor of Serta was quoted as saying in a press release.
The signing took place at the headquarters of the Central Regional Committee for Coordination and Development (CCDRC) in Coimbra, in a ceremony attended by Ana Paula Martins, Minister of Health, Manuel Castro Almeida, Deputy Minister and Regional Cohesion, and Isabel Damasceno, President of the CCDRC. And Andre Trindade, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Administration of the Health System.
As the Minister of Health stated, “It is not possible to attract and mobilize health professionals and teams without good facilities, without good equipment and without modernization. It is absolutely an essential attraction factor,” stressed the government official, highlighting the importance of promoting proximity medicine. “Health is increasingly about proximity, and without mayors, there is no proximity,” he stated.
This idea was also defended by Manuel Castro Almeida, Deputy Minister of Regional Cohesion, who said that the best solution for implementing the poverty reduction program was to “trust the mayors so that this work can be done on time”, given their proximity and experience. In serving the population.
In turn, Isabelle Damasceno, President of the CCDRC, said that her team is interested in meeting deadlines and results, and that “the country is called upon to implement the poverty reduction strategy.”
The total financial support resulting from the signing of the contract with the Municipality of Serta amounts to 1,055,922.45 euros. The intervention aims to expand the health center and rehabilitate some spaces in order to improve services, safety and comfort conditions for users and professionals, and to enable emergency plans to be implemented in a more functional way.
The intervention also aims to improve access conditions and make the building more environmentally sustainable, by introducing energy efficiency measures.
The government announces 196.7 million riyals for health centers in the north and center
The government announced an investment of €196.7 million, from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), to build new health centers and rehabilitate existing structures in the north and center of the country, in a total of 193 projects.
The contract signing ceremony on Friday, in the morning in Porto and in the afternoon in Coimbra, was attended by the Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, and the Deputy Minister and Regional Cohesion, Castro Almeida. Of the 193 projects, 141 are in the north and 52 are in the center of the country.
In a joint statement, the two ministries specified that the projects include 89 municipalities, as well as the Local Health Unit (ULS) in the northeast of the country, and the regional health department of the centre.
On Monday, an investment of 74.8 million euros was announced in Lisbon, the Tagus Valley, Alentejo and Algarve, in a total of 68 projects.
According to the government, the program aims to “finance a range of reforms and investments in the field of health system sustainability,” strengthen primary health care, integrated continuing care, palliative care, mental health, and digital transformation. , with an implementation deadline of June 30, 2026.
The authority indicates in a press release that “the specific goals are 124 new family health centers and the rehabilitation of 347 existing units, with investments amounting to 272.8 million euros and 274.9 million euros, respectively.”
The government adds that the total investment exceeds 547 million euros.
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