Pink and Green October Campaign offers free women's health care in Santarém

The opening of activities takes place this Thursday, starting at 9 am, at the Basic Health Unit (UBS) in the Maracanã neighborhood. On site, women will have access to medical, nursing and gynecological consultations (including IUD insertion), in addition to PCCU collection and DNA/HPV tests. Rapid tests for syphilis, HIV and hepatitis will also be offered, as well as nutritional and psychological care.

On October 15th, the actions will be concentrated at the Women's Health Reference Center, starting at 8am. The unit will make it available to request and perform mammograms and breast ultrasound exams, according to prior medical evaluation.

On October 22nd, the Santarém Municipal Hospital will have a program focused on the well-being of women who work in the unit and patients. From 8 am to 11 am, there will be facial cleaning, eyebrow shaping and massage services. In the afternoon, health professionals will give lectures on the prevention and early diagnosis of breast cancer.

The campaign will close on October 30th, starting at 6pm, at Praça Tiradentes. The event, open to the public, will unite the actions of Pink October and Green October (combating congenital syphilis), offering consultations, rapid tests, vaccination and issuing guides for mammography exams.

The Municipal Health Department (Semsa) reinforces that, although actions will be intensified in October, gynecological consultations and routine preventive exams continue to be available free of charge throughout the year in the Basic Health Units (UBSs) of