
From Tuesday (8), Semsa's Mobile Women's Health Units offer free medical consultations, preventive exams and mammograms at five points in Manaus, without the need for an appointment, from 7am to 5pm, with service in the North, South, East and West zones of the city.
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The Mobile Women's Health Units are an initiative by the Municipal Health Department (Semsa) to bring direct care to the communities of Manaus, offering free health services in difficult-to-access locations.
Free consultations and exams in Manaus: see services at Mobile Women's Health Units available from Tuesday (8) — Photo: Photo: Divulgação/Semsa
Medical consultations, preventive exams and mammograms will be available at the Mobile Women's Health Units in Manaus starting this Tuesday (8). Services take place from 7am to 5pm, without the need for an appointment, at five points spread across the North, South, East and West zones of the city. (check dates, locations and times below)
The units offer medical and nursing consultations, initial prenatal care, mammography, ultrasound, cervical cancer screening, family planning, rapid pregnancy tests and tests for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), in addition to medication delivery.
To receive care, it is necessary to present an identity document and the Unified Health System (SUS) Card.
The services are part of the action of the Municipal Health Department (Semsa), which provides direct service to communities through mobile units.
Service locations
North Zone: Escola Municipal Professora Marly Barbosa Garganta, Rua Xavante, 452, Monte das Oliveiras – from 8 to 18/9
South Zone: Nossa Senhora de Fátima Parish, Tarumã street, Praça 14 de Janeiro – until 18/9
East Zone: Campo do Quebra Molas, Rua Palmeira do Miriti, Nova Vitória neighborhood – from 8 to 18/9
West Zone – Unit 1: Lutheran Church, Wagner Street, 53, Bairro da Paz – from 8 to 18/9
West Zone – Unit 2: Vivenda Verde, Rua Professora Rosalinda Feitosa, Tarumã-açu – until 11/9

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