In a virtual session on Wednesday (5), Rep. Renato Camara, Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front for the Triple Epidemic: Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya, announced that he had sent a request to the state government and the Minister of State for Health, for the acquisition of electric bicycles for distribution to community health agents and agents to combat endemic diseases in the country. State of Mato Grosso do Sul.

“Community health agents and agents to combat endemic diseases go to the homes of patients to do preventive work, and they are forced several times to walk, in both urban and rural areas, as electric bicycles make work more flexible and the quality of services provided to the population increases, in addition to evaluating the customers who play A major role in achieving more efficient health, “says the parliamentarian.

The signal also came from a pilot project carried out in Anauralândia with the purchase of electric bikes from health agents, through a parliamentary amendment, which has already shown positive results in the work of professionals. “We have made the procurement process through parliamentary adjustments and the work of agents has improved dramatically, because it facilitates mobility and gives them greater independence. Rep. Renato Camara explained that both the fight against the triple epidemic, as in the case of Covid and other endemic diseases is essential at this moment.