Only eight doctors work in the indigenous territory through the Mais Médicos programme, according to data from the Ministry of Health
Of the 27 vacancies that exist today in the Mais Médicos program to work in the Yanomami Indigenous Special Health District, 19 (70%) are empty, according to the Ministry of Health. The average stay is 322 days for doctors trained in Brazil and 733 days for graduates abroad.
A survey conducted by Republica.org, an institute dedicated to improving the management of people in the public service, shows that, in the last public announcement by Mais Médicos, in July last year, 19 vacancies were opened to work in the territory indigenous and only one was full.
For Paulo Cesar Basta, a Fiocruz researcher, prejudice against indigenous peoples, precarious working conditions and insecurity are some of the factors that explain the difficulty of insuring professionals in the area. “Situations I experienced 20 years ago working there as a doctor keep repeating themselves,” he says.
For Vanessa Campagnac, Data and Communication manager of República.org, it is necessary to invest in the training of professionals in these regions. “Incentive programs have been implemented to internalize the allocation of physicians across the country. In the long run, policies based on increasing university vacancies or quotas in these locations have the potential to reduce regional inequalities in the distribution of such professionals,” he says.
Source: Terra
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