Mendoza will formally start tomorrow the free flu vaccination campaign for people over 65 and risk groups. The Ministry of Health authorized sports centers and public spaces in the most populated departments of Greater Mendoza to avoid crowding of patients in health centers and public hospitals, taking into account their risk status.
This was explained by the Minister of Health, Ana Maria Nadal, in the delivery of equipment for non-communicable chronic diseases in the different health centers throughout Mendoza. “We already have the Nation vaccine. We are going to vaccinate in all health centers and in all hospitals in the province. In addition, we are enabling special places where there is a greater urban concentration, such as the Poliguay in Guaymallén and in the Plaza de Las Herasfor example”, explained the official.
Specifically, this measure It will be implemented in the City of Mendoza, in Guaymallén, in Maipú, in Godoy Cruzamong other departments, promoting the importance of taking the dose against the 2023 flu strain so that when contracting the symptoms they are less serious.
-Guaymallén: Poliguay will be enabled, located on Calle Tres de Febrero 1502.
-Las Heras: Marcos Burgos square
-Godoy Cruz: in San Vicente Ferrer and in the La Gloria neighborhood in the No. 3 sports center and in the Vélez Sarsfield street sports center.
-In the City: a tent will be set up in the Central Vaccination Center to serve more people who demand the flu vaccine. And the vaccination of the National University of Cuyo.
-In Maipú: Ribosqui sports center, in Maza lane.
“We are going to see according to the demand if it is necessary to open new centers. But we start with these and what we are looking for is that people can access the vaccine with opportunity and comfort, with several options closer to their homes, ”Nadal stressed.
Salud delivered in Godoy Cruz supplies for the care of people with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The elements were distributed throughout the health region and will be used to strengthen the care of people with chronic non-communicable diseases, prevention of cardiovascular diseases and complications of diabetes, and equipment in order to add the teams to the digital transformation.
The purpose is to help transform the health system of the province and improve the health of communities and people, taking advantage of the benefits and benefits offered by information and communication technologies.
On this point, the head of the health portfolio highlighted: “We are delivering to health centers in the five health zones,equipment oriented to two fundamental axes of health management, which has to do with the control of non-communicable chronic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, which must be reinforced, since many prevention and promotion activities were lost in the time of the pandemic. So, you have to focus a lot, since they also have a high impact on the health of adults ”.
In addition, he maintained that “delivering equipment is the opportunity to improve processes, care and quality but also to bring health to all corners of the province of Mendoza, because another of the axes has to do with the digital transformation of health. We are delivering electrocardiographs to be able to take electrocardiograms remotely and have them read in more complex centers, which makes it possible to diagnose heart pathologies early and preventively. The same is true of the telespirometry and diabetes network”.
Finally, the minister highlighted: “We are equipping the teams to prevent people’s cadres from becoming more complex and reaching the third level of care. This is equity and giving the most vulnerable people a better quality of life with this virtuous circle”.
Delivered equipment
Defibrillator for Sudden Death Prevention (37)
Digital spirometers for Telespirometry Network (8)
Bariatric Scales – Obesity Network (6)
Common scale (1)
Digital Electrocardiographs / for Telecardiology Network (4)
Holter (2) / Maps (5)
Linear Doppler ultrasound / Foot care network for people with diabetes (7), with 30 complete PNA kits.
Tape Measures (111).
Ophthalmology office equipment: 1 ophthalmological slit lamp, 1 autorefractometer, 1 optical poster, 1 magnifying glass, 1 evidence box.
Omron obese blood pressure monitors (30) / Yuwell blood pressure monitors (100)
Oximeters (100)
Amidriatic digital retinographs for the Telerretinopathy Network (4)
Complete desktop PCs to strengthen telehealth networks.
Current stabilizers (45)
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