Acre will receive R$10.7 million from the Ministry of Health to invest in the SUS, focusing on works and new surgical equipment Photo: Gleison Luz/Fundhacre Four municipalities in Acre will receive resources totaling R$10.7 million from the Ministry of Health for investments in the Unified Health System (SUS). Of the announced total, R$4.5 million will be allocated to Porto Acre for the construction of a Basic Health Unit (UBS) and a Psychosocial Care Center (Caps). 📲 Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp According to the ministry, an additional R$6.1 million will be used to purchase equipment, including: three sets of materials for general surgery destined for the capital, Rio Branco, Brasiléia and Cruzeiro do Sul, which can be used in the implementation of new operating rooms. On ship, health professionals served more than a thousand residents of communities in AC The capital of Acre should also receive an ophthalmological surgery combo, which should expand the capacity for specialized procedures such as cataract surgeries. The benefits delivered to the state are part of the New Health Growth Acceleration Program (PAC). With the new authorizations, Acre now has 13 health projects with service orders issued since the beginning of the New PAC, according to the Ministry of Health. READ ALSO: Cities in Acre receive vehicles from the Ministry of Health to transport patients Federal government includes 51 works in Acre in a new PAC modality with health, education and infrastructure projects According to the Ministry of Health, the equipment and other investments are part of the strategy to expand the offer of elective surgeries, reduce waiting lists and strengthen the early diagnosis of diseases, especially in the interior, without the need to travel to the capital. At the beginning of May this year, the Ministry of Health announced that it sent 37 vehicles to 17 municipalities in Acre, including Brasiléia and Cruzeiro do Sul, to transport SUS patients who need to travel to other cities to receive medical care. Review Acre’s news programs