Ministry for Health deploys conference in Amazonas
Courtesy Internet
Published at: 12/11/2026 05:09 PM
A total of 972 inhabitants of the original Yanomami people received free medical care in the Platanal indigenous community, Mavaca parish, Alto Orinoco municipality in the state of Amazonas.
This is a day carried out by the Ministry of People's Power for Health, through which it was possible to provide health services to families in Platanal and eight other nearby communities: Paramaconi, Hemarey, Pookohi, Koshekapiwei, Pori Pori, Yopal, Guacamaya and Kashora, according to a press release from the ministerial portfolio.
During the deployment, 1,263 units of drugs were distributed as part of actions aimed at strengthening the coverage of the National Public Health System in indigenous communities in the state of Amazonas.
The day included general medical consultations, maternal care, blood pressure control, immunization, rapid diagnostic tests for malaria and deworming.
Mazo News Team