The Mayor of Famalicão, Mário Passos, took advantage of his participation in the opening session of the 32nd Northern Region General and Family Medicine Internship Meeting to reaffirm, before hundreds of health professionals, the president of the Portuguese Medical Association and the Executive Board of the National Health Service, that the Famalicão municipal executive will spare no effort in the fight for more and better healthcare in the municipality.
This morning, at the opening of the meeting that runs until Friday at Casa das Artes, the mayor of Famalicão once again called for attention to the urgent need to refurbish, expand and modernise the Famalicão Hospital, while also giving his assurance that the local authority will continue to invest in improving primary healthcare, recalling the various investments that are underway for the construction/renovation of seven family health units in the municipality.
‘In Vila Nova de Famalicão, we are proud to put the health and quality of life of our fellow citizens at the centre of our actions,’ added the mayor, also praising the various municipal projects that promote quality of life and the importance of public policies that promote mental, physical and social well-being.
The opening of the meeting also featured speeches by Carlos Cortes, President of the Portuguese Medical Association, Ana Correia de Oliveira, from the Executive Board of the National Health Service, Ana Filipa Luz, from the Central Administration of the Health System, Fábio Borges, from USL Médio Ave, and Maria da Luz Loureiro, Coordinator of the General and Family Medicine Internship in the Northern Zone.
It should be noted that the Annual Meeting of Interns and Training Supervisors is organised by the Camilo Castelo Branco and Nuno Grande II Internship Departments of the USL do Médio Ave, and this year's edition has around 1,000 participants.
The aim of the meeting is to promote the exchange of training, clinical and organisational experiences, providing technical and scientific updates and disseminating scientific work among all those involved in training in the field of General and Family Medicine.
