Candidate Juliete Pantoja proposes direct health management and audit of contracts with OSs in Rio de Janeiro
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Juliete Pantoja, candidate for governor of Rio de Janeiro for the Popular Unit, proposed resuming direct management of all health units in the state, ending and auditing contracts with social organizations, expanding the health budget, holding public competitions, creating a state pharmaceutical laboratory and a mental health support network, in addition to defending that politicians use public health and education services.
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Why It Matters
Juliete Pantoja is a candidate for governor of Rio de Janeiro for Unidad Popular, a left-wing party that defends public policies and greater state control over essential services.
The candidate for governor of Rio de Janeiro for Popular Unity, Juliete Pantoja, proposed resuming direct administration of all health units in the state and ending and auditing contracts with social organizations (OSs). The proposal was presented during a leafleting in front of the Hospital dos Servidores, in the center of Rio.
Juliete spoke to voters and heard demands from patients at the unit. In addition to the change in the management model, the candidate stated that she intends to increase the health budget and hold public competitions to increase the number of professionals.
Juliete's proposal foresees that health units currently managed by social organizations will return to direct state management.
During campaign activity, the candidate criticized the model of transferring public resources to private entities and defended that the budget be allocated directly to public services.
"So this is also one of our proposals, but all these proposals ensure that the public budget is actually allocated to health, education, to guarantee quality public transport to guarantee real public safety", said Pantoja.
Juliete proposes direct management of all health units and audit of contracts with OSs — Photo: Reproduction TV Globo
Juliete also defended that politicians use public health and education services.
"It is important to emphasize that we defend that all politicians use public services, use the SUS, use public schools, public education", he commented.
According to the candidate, the measure would allow those responsible for public management to directly understand the reality of the services offered to the population.
State pharmaceutical laboratory
Another proposal presented by Juliete is the creation of a state pharmaceutical laboratory to produce low-cost medicines for the population.
The idea, according to the candidate, is to expand the capacity of public authorities to produce and offer medicines, reducing costs for users of the public network.
Juliete also proposed the creation of a mental health support network. The objective would be to expand the service capacity of the Psychosocial Care Centers, the Caps.
The candidate also defended the guarantee of primary and family health care in all cities in the state.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
If elected, Juliete Pantoja will begin an audit process of contracts with social organizations within the first 100 days of government.
Possible · Within months
The proposal to create a state pharmaceutical laboratory will be debated in the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro if the candidate is elected.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What is the estimated cost of resuming direct management of all health units?
- How will the audit of contracts with social organizations be carried out?
- What is the deadline for the creation of the state pharmaceutical laboratory?
- How will the mental health support network be financed?
