Porto Alegre/RS – Residents of the Lomba do Pinheiro, Floresta, Humaitá and Anchieta neighborhoods will have an opportunity to take care of their health without leaving their homes. A mobile health unit will circulate through these regions during the week, offering vaccination against Covid-19 and other free services.
First, second and third doses for everyone
The mobile unit is an adapted bus that works as a mini health center. On board it, it is possible to receive the first, second or third dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, for adolescents from 12 years old and adults. Vaccination is one of the main ways to prevent the disease and reduce the chances of serious complications.
In addition to vaccination, the mobile unit also offers medical and nursing consultations, collection of exams for the prevention of cervical cancer, pregnancy tests, application of injectable medication, dressing and removal of stitches. Pregnant women can undergo prenatal care and babies can undergo childcare. Anyone who wants to can also take quick tests for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C, blood pressure and glucose checks, referrals to specialties, distribution of simple prescription drugs and prescription updates.
Check the mobile unit itinerary
The mobile unit operates from Monday to Thursday, from 9am to 4pm, in different locations. This Monday, the 17th, the bus parks in front of Madeireira da Vera, on Estrada das Quirinas, 4495, in the Lomba do Pinheiro neighborhood. On Tuesday, the 18th, the address is Centro Social Marista Irmão Antônio Bortolini, at Avenida Voluntários da Pátria, 1940, Loteamento Santa Terezinha, in the Floresta neighborhood. On Wednesday, the 19th, the mobile unit will go to Avenida Ernesto Neugebauer, 2470, Vila Santo André, in the Humaitá neighborhood. And on Thursday, the 20th, the service will be at the Associação dos Moradores da Vila Dique, at Avenida Dique, 855, in the Anchieta neighborhood.
On Friday the 21st there will be no service. The mobile unit resumes activities the following week in other neighborhoods.
The initiative is a partnership between Municipal Secretary of Health of Porto Alegre and the Gaucho Foundation for Work and Social Action (FGTAS). The goal is to facilitate access to health and increase the percentage of immunized people in the city.
