Tropical Medicine Foundation carries out support effort in Manaus

Population

The event was part of the program marking the 50th anniversary of the unit’s founding.

Manaus (AM) – The Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), a unit of the State Department of Health (SES-AM), held, this Saturday (6), a joint effort to serve the population. The action was part of the institution’s Golden Jubilee celebration program, which is an international reference in the treatment of infectious, parasitic and tropical diseases. FTM’s 50th anniversary was completed on March 31st.

During the joint effort, held at the FTM outpatient clinic, located in Dom Pedro, central-west area, more than 100 people were treated and underwent consultations with dermatologists and infectious disease specialists. Biopsy collection services and rapid tests for HIV, syphilis and viral hepatitis were also provided.

Retired Lisbeth Gama, 75, a patient who has been monitored at FMT-HVD for eight years, said she was satisfied with the service and the anticipation of her appointment. “I really liked it. This joint effort helped my appointment a lot,” she said.

Celebration

The State Secretary of Health, Nayara Maksoud, highlighted the importance of the FMT, a unit that occupies a prominent place in the production of scientific knowledge in the country and is an international reference in its areas of activity.

The acting CEO of FMT, Noaldo Lucena, explained that the main purpose of the task force was to celebrate the date by offering the population the best the institution has to offer: scientific knowledge, specialized and excellent service. During the action, professionals gave guidance to the public related to health care.

History of the Foundation

The founding story of FMT began in 1970, when two professors from the Faculty of Medicine of Amazonas, Heitor Dourado and Carlos Borborema, together with a group of students, founded the Tropical Diseases Clinic.

With growth and the need for expansion, the institution moved to a new address in 1974, where it remains today, now as Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, paying homage, in the name, to one of the main founders of the institution_

*With information from consultancy

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