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The Ministry of Health of Paraná is currently conducting an emergency operation to badess the situation of Paraná municipalities regarding vaccines as part of the National Immunization Program (NIP) of the Ministry of Health.
According to the Director General of the Secretariat, Nestor Werner Junior, Paraná, like other states, receives insufficient doses of almost all vaccines. "One example is the case of the meningococcal C conjugate. Our demand is 88,000 doses per month and the department sends an average of 66,000. That is a much lower amount than is necessary," he said. declared.
The secretariat is therefore conducting a detailed survey of the stock of each health region so that the new management can take action. There is also a reworking of the doses between the regional doses in order to avoid the shortage and to better serve the population.
"We are paying attention to this problem, we will be in closer contact with the federal government's Ministry of Health to look for an alternative to these problems, the population needs vaccines and we are going to look for a solutions to these problems. "
WEST AND SOUTHWEST
The Secretariat has already taken action on the Cascavel area, where the meningococcal C vaccine is lacking: at the end of this week, the western health departments and part of the southwest will receive the doses. For Cascavel, for example, 2,880 doses of meningococcus C will be delivered, enough to meet the current demand. At the same time as this batch, 2,000 doses of DTP vaccine (against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) will be sent.
To manage inventory, the new direction of the State Department of Health is constantly ensuring that municipalities can fill themselves properly. the information system. In this way, it is possible to rebadign the vaccine as soon as possible to avoid shortages.
"The Secretariat regrets the lack of planning of the Ministry of Health in the previous government, because the reflexes are felt by all the inhabitants of Paraná," he said. the Director General.
