Source: Ports and Ships
The Secretariat of Ports and the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) will meet on February 10th, in Brasília, with representatives from 13 ports to discuss how to face public health emergencies during major events.
The action covers the ports of Itaqui (MA), Pecém (CE), Vila do Conde (PA), Manaus (AM), Fortaleza (CE), Suape (PE), Natal (RN), Paranaguá (PA), Recife ( PE), Rio Grande (RS), Salvador (BA), Santos (SP) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ), some of which will receive passengers who will come to Brazil to accompany the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.
The meeting will also be an opportunity to resume discussions on the contingency plans for these ports, which started in 2007, with specific actions to face an Influenza pandemic in the ports.
The Port Revitalization and Modernization Department of the SEP informs that the ports will have to carry out a series of procedures in order to prevent and protect the population vulnerable to diseases existing at the points of entry or that may arrive in the country mainly with the increase in tourist traffic. who will participate in the great events that will take place in the coming years.
To mitigate risks, the 13 ports will have to draw up plans that include, among other things, the risk profile of the location and the development of basic surveillance capabilities and responses defined in the International Health Regulations.
Among other points, the main risks to which the port is subject, related to the flow of national and international ships, diseases and risks present in the region, must be registered in the plan.
It should also be verified with the health authority and the presence of endemic diseases in the region, in addition to the flow of dangerous, chemical, physical and biological cargo that may affect workers and locations where the port is located.
The Plan model complies with Mercosur guidelines, with the World Health Organization (WHO) Guide for Contingency Planning at Designated Entry Points, as well as technical standards and guidelines from the Ministry of Health and Anvisa.
Source: SEP
Alexandre Lobo
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